absolute superlative

Noun

 * 1) In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan: the form of an adjective formed by adding the suffixes -issimo, -ísimo, -íssimo, -érrimo, -imo, or -íssim to the adjective (with any final vowel dropped) to express a superlative that cannot be exceeded, having the sense “as ... as possible”.
 * 2) In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison in an adjective that stresses an exceptional property without making a direct comparison, its closest equivalent in English being a most important letter, a very high mountain or absolutely pure water. It is formed by adding the suffix  (declined) to the adjective's nominative, neuter singular.
 * 3) In Romanian: a form of an adjective with various adverbs preceding it: foarte / tare / extrem de / cât se poate de + adjective. The most frequent and  standard adverb is . The other adverbs or adverbial constructions are emotionally marked. The adverb  is used in the colloquial style.
 * Am citit un articol foarte interesant. (I've read a very interesting article).
 * Am citit o carte tare proastă. (I read a very bad book).
 * Am văzut un film extrem de interesant. (I saw an extremely interesting movie).
 * Părerea ei este cât se poate de importantă. (Her opinion is really important).

Translations

 * Catalan: superlatiu absolut
 * Finnish: absoluuttinen superlatiivi
 * French:
 * German: ;
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: absolutt superlativ
 * Portuguese: superlativo absoluto
 * Romanian: superlativ absolut
 * Spanish: superlativo absoluto