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-érrimo
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Portuguese
Etymology
pt la -rimus -(er)rimus, a superlative ending attached to stems ending in -r.
Suffix
forms the absolute superlative of adjectives
pt -íssimo
pt livre libérrimo free extremely free
pt pobre paupérrimo poor extremely poor
pt livre libérrimo free extremely free
pt acre acérrimo acrid extremely acrid
pt magro macérrimo macérrimo/magérrimo slim, skinny extremely skinny
pt pulcro pulquérrimo poetic pretty extremely pretty
pt chique chiquérrimo informal chic super chic
Usage notes
Although most standard words ending in pt -érrimo are learned borrowings from Latin, usually found in formal and poetic contexts, this suffix can still be somewhat productive in popular/nonstandard use, as in pt caro → carérrimo, pt pesado → pesadérrimo, pt estranho → estranhérrimo, pt inteligente → inteligentérrimo etc. Compare the use of pt -íssimo.