Timeline for What is the superlative of ipse?
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| Jul 17, 2019 at 10:50 | comment | added | Joonas Ilmavirta♦ | @tony I do stand by "in good classical style the superlative does not exist", but I recognize that different people will have different opinions of what "good classical style" means. For example, if Cicero had considered the superlative proper Latin, I am quite sure he would have used it, but he didn't. The word does exist, but the question is: in what kinds of Latin does it exist? | |
| Jul 17, 2019 at 10:48 | history | edited | Joonas Ilmavirta♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 17, 2019 at 10:05 | comment | added | tony | Joonas llmavirta: Wiktionary gives; "ipsimus" : from a theoretic "ipsissimus" (ipse + -issimus) attested in Satyricon. The implication is that Petronius invented "ipsimus" (a theoretic); but; both Plautus & Afranius lived in earlier time periods. The oldest, Plautus (died 184BC) invented it, pushing the barriers of his own language? The others copied it; but it did not catch on, universally? Therefore, is it strictly true that "the superlative does not exist"? | |
| Jul 15, 2019 at 22:48 | comment | added | fdb | For my taste, Petronius is one of the "best classical authors". But de gustibus non disputandum est. | |
| Jul 15, 2019 at 2:38 | history | answered | Joonas Ilmavirta♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |