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-issimo

-issimo

See also: -íssimo

Interlingua

Suffix

-issimo

  1. Added to an adverb, this suffix is an intensifier which adds a qualifier of "extremely" or "remarkably."[1]

References

  1. Interlingua Course for Beginners by Thomas Breinstrup

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -issimus. Compare Spanish -ísimo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isːimo/, [is̪.s̪i.mo]
  • Hyphenation: -ìs‧si‧mo

Suffix

-issimo

  1. Added to adjectives to form absolute superlatives.
    buonissimo - as good as possible, extremely good
  2. Added to the stem of verbs ending in -ire to form the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive tense.
    salissimo - that we be raised, gone up, etc; that we have risen, gone up, etc

Usage notes

  • Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenult.

References


Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-issimō

  1. superlative degree of