"-ìssimu" meaning in Sicilian

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈis.si.mu/ Forms: -ìssima [feminine], plurals -ìssimi [feminine, masculine]
Etymology: From Latin -issimus. Compare Italian -issimo, Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo (these latter are partly based on the Italian forms). Etymology templates: {{bor|scn|la|-issimus}} Latin -issimus, {{cog|it|-issimo}} Italian -issimo, {{cog|es|-ísimo}} Spanish -ísimo, {{cog|pt|-íssimo}} Portuguese -íssimo Head templates: {{head|scn|suffix|feminine|-ìssima|masculine and feminine plurals|-ìssimi}} -ìssimu (feminine -ìssima, masculine and feminine plurals -ìssimi)
  1. Added to adjectives to form superlatives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ìssimu-scn-suffix-vvaAKgc~ Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issimus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issimus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-issimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian -issimo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-ísimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ísimo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-íssimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -íssimo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin -issimus. Compare Italian -issimo, Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo (these latter are partly based on the Italian forms).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ìssima",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plurals -ìssimi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "-ìssima",
        "5": "masculine and feminine plurals",
        "6": "-ìssimi"
      },
      "expansion": "-ìssimu (feminine -ìssima, masculine and feminine plurals -ìssimi)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ìs‧si‧mu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "santu (“holy”) + -ìssimu → santìssimu (“very holy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sacratu (“sacred”) + -ìssimu → sacratìssimu (“very sacred”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to adjectives to form superlatives."
      ],
      "id": "en--ìssimu-scn-suffix-vvaAKgc~",
      "links": [
        [
          "superlative",
          "superlative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ìssimu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issimus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issimus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-issimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian -issimo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-ísimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ísimo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-íssimo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -íssimo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin -issimus. Compare Italian -issimo, Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo (these latter are partly based on the Italian forms).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ìssima",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plurals -ìssimi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "-ìssima",
        "5": "masculine and feminine plurals",
        "6": "-ìssimi"
      },
      "expansion": "-ìssimu (feminine -ìssima, masculine and feminine plurals -ìssimi)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-ìs‧si‧mu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sicilian lemmas",
        "Sicilian suffixes",
        "Sicilian terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Sicilian terms derived from Latin",
        "Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "santu (“holy”) + -ìssimu → santìssimu (“very holy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sacratu (“sacred”) + -ìssimu → sacratìssimu (“very sacred”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to adjectives to form superlatives."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "superlative",
          "superlative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ìssimu"
}

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