infimo

See also: ínfimo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnfimus, superlative form of īnferus (“low, deep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *n̥dʰér.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈinfimo/, [ˈiɱ.fi.mo]
Hyphenation: ìn‧fi‧mo

Adjective

infimo (feminine singular infima, masculine plural infimi, feminine plural infime)

lowest, very bad, inferior, worst

Synonyms

inferiore, pessimo, ultimo, basso

Related terms

Latin

Adjective

infimō

dative masculine singular of infimus
dative neuter singular of infimus
ablative masculine singular of infimus
ablative neuter singular of infimus

References

infimo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
infimo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
infimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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