pissimus

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

pīssimus (superlative, feminine pīssima, neuter pīssimum); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of pius
    Alternative forms: piissimus, pientissimus
    • c. 3rd century, Inscriptions antiques du Maroc 2: Inscriptions Latines, number 529, published 1982, page 326:
      D·M·S
      ANT SABBA
      TARI VIX AN
      NIS III MEN
      SES V DIE
      BVS IIII PATER
      PISSIMVS FE
      CIT
      D[is] m[anibus] s[acrum] Ant[oni] Sabbatari. Vix[it] annis III, menses V, diebus IIII. Pater pissimus fecit.
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Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pīssimus pīssima pīssimum pīssimī pīssimae pīssima
genitive pīssimī pīssimae pīssimī pīssimōrum pīssimārum pīssimōrum
dative pīssimō pīssimae pīssimō pīssimīs
accusative pīssimum pīssimam pīssimum pīssimōs pīssimās pīssima
ablative pīssimō pīssimā pīssimō pīssimīs
vocative pīssime pīssima pīssimum pīssimī pīssimae pīssima

References

  • Tantimonaco, Silvia (2021) “Piissimus and pientissimus: two nonexistent superlatives of pius?”, in Journal of Latin Linguistics‎[1], volume 19, number 2, archived from the original on 11 July 2025, pages 281–307
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