-esimo

See also: esimo

Italian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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

2. -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/
• Rhymes: -ezimo, -ɛzimo
• Hyphenation: -é‧si‧mo

Suffix

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

2. Alternative form of -ismo

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -esimo (-ism)

Anagrams

• Moïsè, omise