-esimo

See also: esimo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin -ēsimus, of Italic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.zi.mo/, /ˈe.zi.mo/[1]
Rhymes: -ɛzimo, -ezimo
Hyphenation: -è‧si‧mo

Suffix

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

-th (used to form ordinal numbers)

Usage notes

Usage notes

This regular suffix is used with all numbers following 10; ordinals from 1 to 10 are irregular instead.
- uno (“one”) → primo (“first”)
- due (“two”) → secondo (“second”)
- tre (“three”) → terzo (“third”)
- quattro (“four”) → quarto (“fourth”)
- cinque (“five”) → quinto (“fifth”)
- sei (“six”) → sesto (“sixth”)
- sette (“seven”) → settimo (“seventh”)
- otto (“eight”) → ottavo (“eighth”)
- nove (“nine”) → nono (“ninth”)
- dieci (“ten”) → decimo (“tenth”)
- undici (“eleven”) → undicesimo, old-fashioned decimoprimo (“eleventh”)
- dodici (“twelve”) → dodicesimo, old-fashioned decimosecondo (“twelfth”)

- diciassette (“seventeen”) → diciassettesimo, old-fashioned decimosettimo (“seventeenth”)
- ventuno (“twenty-one”) → ventunesimo, old-fashioned ventesimoprimo (“twenty-first”)
- ventotto (“twenty-eight”) → ventottesimo, old-fashioned ventesimottavo (“twenty-eighth”)
- quaranta (“forty”) → quarantesimo (“fortieth”)
- cento (“hundred”) → centesimo (“hundredth”)
- duemila (“two thousand”) → duemillesimo (“two thousandth”)
- tre milioni (“three million”) → tremilionesimo (“three millionth”)
- enne (“N”) → ennesimo (“nth, umpteenth”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -esimo (-th)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.zi.mo/, /ˈɛ.zi.mo/[2]
Rhymes: -ezimo, -ɛzimo
Hyphenation: -é‧si‧mo

Suffix

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

Alternative form of -ismo

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -esimo (-ism)

References

ventesimo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
urbanesimo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Moïsè, omise

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