"-issimo" meaning in All languages combined

See -issimo on Wiktionary

Suffix [Interlingua]

Head templates: {{head|ia|suffix}} -issimo
  1. Added to an adjective, creates an adjective. This suffix is an intensifier which adds a qualifier of "extremely" or "remarkably." Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--issimo-ia-suffix-qwNMfHwz Categories (other): Interlingua entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Italian]

IPA: /ˈis.si.mo/ Forms: -issima [feminine], -issimi [masculine, plural], -issime [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -issimo Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -issimus. Compare Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo which are partly based on the Italian forms. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|la|-issimus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -issimus, {{bor+|it|la|-issimus}} Borrowed from Latin -issimus, {{cog|es|-ísimo}} Spanish -ísimo, {{cog|pt|-íssimo}} Portuguese -íssimo Head templates: {{it-adj}} -issimo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -issima, masculine plural -issimi, feminine plural -issime)
  1. added to adjectives to form superlatives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--issimo-it-suffix-nIThEVlB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Italian]

IPA: /ˈis.si.mo/
Rhymes: -issimo Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -issimus. Compare Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo which are partly based on the Italian forms. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|la|-issimus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -issimus, {{bor+|it|la|-issimus}} Borrowed from Latin -issimus, {{cog|es|-ísimo}} Spanish -ísimo, {{cog|pt|-íssimo}} Portuguese -íssimo Head templates: {{it-adv}} -issimo (adverb-forming suffix)
  1. added to adverbs to form superlatives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--issimo-it-suffix-saXy0VfW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Italian]

IPA: /ˈis.si.mo/ Forms: -issimi [plural]
Rhymes: -issimo Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -issimus. Compare Spanish -ísimo and Portuguese -íssimo which are partly based on the Italian forms. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|la|-issimus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -issimus, {{bor+|it|la|-issimus}} Borrowed from Latin -issimus, {{cog|es|-ísimo}} Spanish -ísimo, {{cog|pt|-íssimo}} Portuguese -íssimo Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} -issimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -issimi)
  1. (often humorous) added to some nouns to form extremes Tags: humorous, masculine, morpheme, often
    Sense id: en--issimo-it-suffix-BXELLBDs Synonyms: -issima (english: after feminine nouns), Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenult, The stress of -issimo is always stronger than the stress of -mente Synonyms (The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time): bellissimo (english: very beautiful), bellissimissimo (english: very very beautiful), ..., Synonyms (When the adverbal suffix is used together with the suffix -mente, the suffix -issimo becomes -issima and it is always before the suffix -mente): velocissimamente (english: very fast), velocissimissimamente (english: very very fast), ...,
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Italian]

IPA: /ˈis.si.mo/
Rhymes: -issimo
  1. added to the stem of verbs ending in -ire to form the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive tense Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--issimo-it-suffix-C1bqoRfN Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 19 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Latin]

IPA: /ˈis.si.moː/ [Classical], [ˈɪs̠ːɪmoː] [Classical], /ˈis.si.mo/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈisːimo] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -issimō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-issimō}} -issimō
  1. superlative degree of -ō Tags: form-of, morpheme, superlative Form of:
    Sense id: en--issimo-la-suffix-IqpPdMrW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "consigliato (“recommended”) + -issimo → consigliatissimo (“highly recommended”)",
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        {
          "text": "sconsigliato (“not recommended, inadvisable”) + -issimo → sconsigliatissimo (“lowly recommended, highly inadvisable”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "primo (“first”) + -issimo → primissimo (“very first”)",
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        }
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          "superlative",
          "superlative#English"
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        "morpheme"
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      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mo/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-issimo"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    {
      "args": {
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          "text": "spesso (“often”) + -issimo → spessissimo (“very often”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "piano (“softly”) + -issimo → pianissimo (“very softly”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lentamente (“slowly”) + -issimo → lentissimamente (“very slowly”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "velocemente (“fastly”) + -issimo → velocissimamente (“very fastly”)",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mo/"
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    }
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}

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    "Italian masculine suffixes",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian noun-forming suffixes",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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      "expansion": "Portuguese -íssimo",
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        "plural"
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      "args": {
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    "-ìs‧si‧mo"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Italian humorous terms"
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        {
          "text": "poltrona (“seat”) + -issima → poltronissima (“front row seat”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "finale (“final”) + -issima → finalissima (“grand final”)",
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      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mo/"
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      "rhymes": "-issimo"
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      "english": "after feminine nouns",
      "word": "-issima"
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      "word": "Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenult"
    },
    {
      "english": "very beautiful",
      "sense": "The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time",
      "word": "bellissimo"
    },
    {
      "english": "very very beautiful",
      "sense": "The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time",
      "word": "bellissimissimo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time",
      "word": "..."
    },
    {
      "sense": "The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time",
      "word": "…"
    },
    {
      "english": "very fast",
      "sense": "When the adverbal suffix is used together with the suffix -mente, the suffix -issimo becomes -issima and it is always before the suffix -mente",
      "word": "velocissimamente"
    },
    {
      "english": "very very fast",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "When the adverbal suffix is used together with the suffix -mente, the suffix -issimo becomes -issima and it is always before the suffix -mente",
      "word": "..."
    },
    {
      "sense": "When the adverbal suffix is used together with the suffix -mente, the suffix -issimo becomes -issima and it is always before the suffix -mente",
      "word": "…"
    },
    {
      "word": "The stress of -issimo is always stronger than the stress of -mente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-issimo"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Italian 3-syllable words",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian suffix forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Italian/issimo",
    "Rhymes:Italian/issimo/3 syllables"
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  "hyphenation": [
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "text": "salire + -issimo → salissimo (“that we be raised, gone up, etc; that we have risen, gone up”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "added to the stem of verbs ending in -ire to form the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive tense"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "stem",
          "stem#English"
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          "-ire",
          "-ire#Italian"
        ],
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          "first-person plural",
          "first-person plural#English"
        ],
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          "imperfect subjunctive#English"
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          "tense",
          "tense#English"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mo/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-issimo"
    }
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}

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      "form": "-issimō",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin suffix forms",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-ō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "superlative degree of -ō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ō",
          "-o#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɪs̠ːɪmoː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.mo/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈisːimo]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-issimo",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adverb-forming suffix",
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  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-issimo"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-issimo",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-issimo",
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