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-isma
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Appendix:Variations of "isma"
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately, from fo la -ismus.
Suffix
fo suffix
en -ism
Declension
-ism
Latin
Pronunciation
isma
Suffix
-isma<3>
la rare not productive in words derived from Greek la -ismus; -ism (used to form nouns of action or process or result)
Declension
-isma<3>
Derived terms
la baptisma, la encathisma, la hypocorisma
Malay
Etymology
From ms nl -isme, from ms frm -isme, from ms la -ismus, from ms grc -ισμός. Attested in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.Kwik Khing Djoen 1923 Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe Batavia Sin Po 220
Pronunciation
ms /-iz.ma/ /-is.ma/ /-is.mə/
ms -is me
Suffix
ms suffix
en -ism.
ms organisma organism
Usage notes
This suffix is used in borrowed words with the en -ism suffix that refer to entities as in ms prisma prisma and ms organisma organism.
For borrowed words with the en -ism suffix that refer to ideologies, beliefs, etc., the suffix ms -isme is used instead as in ms rasisme racism and ms ateisme atheism.
Derived terms
ms
References