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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pauperrimus, superlative of pauper (“poor”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pau‧pér‧ri‧mo
Adjective
paupérrimo (feminine paupérrima, masculine plural paupérrimos, feminine plural paupérrimas)
- (formal) superlative degree of pobre
- Synonym: pobríssimo
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pauperrimus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pauˈperimo/
- Rhymes: -erimo
- Syllabification: pau‧pé‧rri‧mo
Adjective
paupérrimo (feminine paupérrima, masculine plural paupérrimos, feminine plural paupérrimas)
- (formal) superlative degree of pobre
- Synonym: pobrísimo
2023 May 29, Luis Barbero, “España gira a la derecha”, in El País, retrieved 2023-05-29:[…] la preocupante consolidación de Vox como tercera fuerza política y los paupérrimos resultados de casi todos los aspirantes que se sitúan a la izquierda del PSOE, es decir, esa izquierda empeñada en seguir con rumbo firme el camino de la división para llegar irremediablemente a la irrelevancia.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Generally only used in highly educated settings.
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