initialism

English

Etymology

initial +‎ -ism

Noun

Wikipedia initialism (plural initialisms)

1. A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

   BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

Translations

term pronounced letter by letter

• Arabic: إنسيالسم (ar) (’inisyālism) m
• Finnish: kirjainlyhenne (fi), initialismi (fi)
• French: sigle (fr) m

• German: Initialwort (de) n
• Greek: αρκτικόλεξο (el) (arktikólexo) n , ακρωνύμιο (el) (akronýmio) n 
• Russian: аббревиатура (ru) (abbreviatúra) , буквенная, инициальная аббревиатура (ru) (bukvennaja, inicialʹnaja abbreviatura)
• Spanish: sigla (es)

See also

• abbreviation
• acronym
• orphan initialism
• TLA

External links

• Acronyms selected for your enjoyment
• Wikipedia article on Initialism