potissimo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potissimus, superlative degree of potis (“able; possible”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poˈtis.si.mo/, [poˈt̪is̪s̪imo]
  • Stress: potìssimo
  • Hyphenation: po‧tis‧si‧mo

Adjective

potissimo (feminine singular potissima, masculine plural potissimi, feminine plural potissime)

  1. (literary, archaic) chief, main, principal
    Synonym: principale
    Uno de’ potissimi fondamentali della libertà è la equalità de’ cittadini
    One of the main fundamentals of freedom is the equality of the citizens

Derived terms

Latin

Adjective

potissimō

  1. dative masculine singular of potissimus
  2. dative neuter singular of potissimus
  3. ablative masculine singular of potissimus
  4. ablative neuter singular of potissimus
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