-issime

See also: Issime

French

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Italian -issimo, from Latin -issimus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.sim/

Suffix

-issime (plural -issimes)

  1. suffix used to build absolute superlative forms of adjectives
    Synonyms: très, fort, tout à fait, absolument, totalement, extrêmement
    La République de Venise était connue sous le nom de La Sérénissime.
    The republic of Venice is known as the most serene state.
    Ce film est un navet au scénario ridiculissime.
    This film is notorious for the most ridiculous scene.

Usage notes
  • Chiefly lexicalized and restricted to formal langauge. With most adjectives, a form in -issime could at best be humorous.

Derived terms
French terms suffixed with -issime

Interlingua

Suffix

-issime

  1. Appended to an adjective, this suffix is an intensifier which adds the qualifier of "very" or "particularly."[1]

References
  1. Interlingua Course for Beginners by Thomas Breinstrup

Latin

Suffix

-issime

  1. vocative masculine singular of -issimus
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