ipsissimus

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Latin

Etymology

From ipse (“-self, the same”) +‎ -issimus (superlative suffix). Attested in Plautus.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

ipsissimus (feminine ipsissima, neuter ipsissimum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Superlative degree of ipse: the very same

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ipsissimus ipsissima ipsissimum ipsissimī ipsissimae ipsissima
genitive ipsissimī ipsissimae ipsissimī ipsissimōrum ipsissimārum ipsissimōrum
dative ipsissimō ipsissimae ipsissimō ipsissimīs
accusative ipsissimum ipsissimam ipsissimum ipsissimōs ipsissimās ipsissima
ablative ipsissimō ipsissimā ipsissimō ipsissimīs
vocative ipsissime ipsissima ipsissimum ipsissimī ipsissimae ipsissima

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: ipsimus

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ĭpse, -a”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 808
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