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clarissa.

Poor Clare, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɫaˈrɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[klaˈris.sa]
  1. Poor Clare, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.

    Medieval-Latin · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Clara + -issa (“-ess”), from Old Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order.

adj[kɫaˈrɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[klaˈris.sa]
  1. inflection of clarissus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of clarissus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From Clara + -issa (“-ess”), from Old Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order.

adj[kɫaˈrɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[klaˈris.sa][kɫaˈrɪs.saː]Classical-Latin[klaˈris.sa]
  1. ablative feminine singular of clarissus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From Clara + -issa (“-ess”), from Old Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order.

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