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-isms
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isms
English
Suffix
en suffix form
en -ism
Noun
en noun form
en -ism
Latvian
Etymology
Not a native Latvian suffix, lv -isms occurred in many borrowings and is now fully integrated. Ultimately from lv grc -ισμός, like its English cognate en -ism (see etymology of en -ism).
Pronunciation
lv
Suffix
Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting action/process, systems, philosophies, principles, doctrines, ideologies, syndromes, peculiarities, or class names in general, just like its English cognate lv -ism.
Derived terms
lv
Related terms
lv -ists (a follower of / a person characterized by lv -isms)