ipsimus

Latin

Etymology

From a theoretic *ipsissimus, from ipse +‎ -issimus. Attested in The Satyricon.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.psi.mus/, [ˈɪ.psɪ.mʊs]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈi.psi.mus/, [ˈe.pse.mos]

Pronoun

ipsimus (feminine ipsima, neuter ipsimum); first/second declension

  1. (emphatic, Vulgar Latin) superlative degree of ipse; the very self, the same
    • Petronius
      Ego tamen et ipsimae satis faciebam

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ipsimus ipsima ipsimum ipsimī ipsimae ipsima
Genitive ipsimī ipsimae ipsimī ipsimōrum ipsimārum ipsimōrum
Dative ipsimō ipsimae ipsimō ipsimīs ipsimīs ipsimīs
Accusative ipsimum ipsimam ipsimum ipsimōs ipsimās ipsima
Ablative ipsimō ipsimā ipsimō ipsimīs ipsimīs ipsimīs
Vocative ipsime ipsima ipsimum ipsimī ipsimae ipsima
  • This pronoun declines like an adjective and is a Vulgar Latin emphatic, variant of ipse.

Derived terms
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