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-ismo
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ismo Ismo
Esperanto
Etymology
eo 1 * :af grc:-ῐσμός<id:abstract noun><bor><ref:5 161-162> -o Compare fr -isme, en -ism, de -ismus, pl -izm, ru -и́зм, es -ismo, it -ismo -ìsmo, ca -isme, pt -ismo.
Pronunciation
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Suffix
eo suffix noun-forming suffix uncountable accusative -ismon noun-forming suffixes
-ism
Derived terms
eo
References
Further reading
-ism
-ism
1
Galician
Etymology
gl :der la:-ismus + 1
Pronunciation
gl -is mo
Suffix
m
-ism
Derived terms
gl
Interlingua
Etymology
ia :bor<conj:and> en:-ism fr:-isme it:-ismo<alt:-ìsmo> es:-ismo pt:-ismo de:-ismus ru:-и́зм
ia en -ism, ia fr -isme, ia it -ismo -ìsmo, ia es -ismo and ia pt -ismo; all from ia la -ismus, from ia grc -ῐσμός. Compare ia de -ismus and ia ru -и́зм.
Pronunciation
ia /-ˈis.mo/
ia ismo 2
ia -is mo
Suffix
noun-forming suffixes
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a state or practice of being; -ism
ia despota despot despotismo despotism
ia gigante giant gigantismo gigantism
ia magnete magnet magnetismo magnetism
ia medicine forms nouns from nouns, denoting a condition or syndrome; -ism
ia plumbo iron plumbismo plumbism, lead poisoning
ia caffeina caffeine caffeinismo caffeinism
ia alcohol alcohol alcoholismo alcoholism
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a doctrine or practice of concerned with the root; -ism
ia Calvin Calvin calvinismo Calvinism
ia social social socialismo socialism
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a characteristic or language; -ism
ia hellen Hellene hellenisme Hellenism
ia gallic Gallic gallicisme gallicism
Usage notes
This suffix is often parallel to human nouns in ia -ista, adjectives in ia -ista and verbs in ia -isar.
Derived terms
ia
References
Italian
Etymology
it -ìsmo -ism :inh la:-ismus<id:-ism>
it la -ismus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
m
-ism (all senses)
it attendere<t:to wait> attendismo<t:wait-and-see doctrine>
it en:Trump trumpismo<t:Trumpism>
it alcol<t:alcohol> alcolismo<t:alcoholism>
it arcaico<t:archaic> arcaismo<t:archaism>
it organo<t:organ> organismo<t:organism>
it scacchi<t:chess> scacchismo<t:chess play>
Derived terms
it
Descendants
ia -ismo 1
scn -ismu 1
Anagrams
it imos miso miso- simo somi
Latin
Pronunciation
-ismō
la -is mō
Suffix
la suffix form -ismō
la -ismus dat//abl s
Portuguese
Etymology
pt -ism 1 * :lbor la:-ismus<id:-ism>
Pronunciation
ismo
pt izmu<a:Brazil> iʒmu<a:Portugal> 2
pt -is mo
Suffix
m
-ism
Usage notes
true
Derived terms
pt
Descendants
ia -ismo 1
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
es 1 :lbor la:-ismus<id:-ism>
es la -ismus, from es grc -ῐσμός, often already present in words taken (either via Latin, or directly) from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
Suffix
m
-ism
Derived terms
es
Related terms
es -ista
Descendants
ia -ismo 1
tl -ismo 1
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
tl 1 * :bor es:-ismo
Pronunciation
Suffix
+
-ism
Derived terms
tl
Related terms
tl -ista
Anagrams
tl imos imos miso