"-issima" meaning in Italian

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈis.si.ma/
Rhymes: -issima Head templates: {{head|it|suffix form}} -issima
  1. feminine singular of -issimo Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -issimo
    Sense id: en--issima-it-suffix-Kmalns6x

Suffix

IPA: /ˈis.si.ma/ Forms: -issime [plural]
Rhymes: -issima Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} -issima f (noun-forming suffix, plural -issime)
  1. (often humorous) female equivalent of -issimo Tags: feminine, form-of, humorous, morpheme, often Form of: -issimo
    Sense id: en--issima-it-suffix-B~cbcXcR Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 44 12 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 43 13 32 12

Inflected forms

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  "hyphenation": [
    "-ìs‧si‧ma"
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    {
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        "ìs‧si‧ma"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈis.si.ma/"
    },
    {
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    }
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    }
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for -issima meaning in Italian (2.1kB)

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