-issimo

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 1.3 See also

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[edit] Etymology

Latin -issimus

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• -ísimo