See also: esimo

Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -ēsimus, exhibited in the numerals from 20-90, as well as the hundreds and thousands.

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Suffix

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-esimo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esima, masculine plural -esimi, feminine plural -esime)

  1. -th (used to form ordinal numbers)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós). Compare Sicilian -ìsimu.

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-esimo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -esimi)

  1. Alternative form of -ismo
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References

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  1. ^ ventesimo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ urbanesimo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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