-issime

== French == === Etymology === 16th century, borrowed from Italian -issimo, from Latin -issimus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.sim/ === Suffix === -issime (adjective-forming suffix, plural -issimes) suffix used to build absolute superlative forms of adjectives Synonyms: très, fort, tout à fait, absolument, totalement, extrêmement ==== Usage notes ==== Chiefly lexicalized and restricted to formal language. With most adjectives, a form in -issime could at best be humorous. ==== Derived terms ==== == Interlingua == === Suffix === -issime Appended to an adjective, this suffix is an intensifier which adds the qualifier of "very" or "particularly." === References === == Latin == === Suffix === -issime vocative masculine singular of -issimus