ipsissimus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ipˈsis.si.mus/, [ɪpˈs̠ɪs̠ːɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ipˈsis.si.mus/, [ipˈsisːimus]

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