cynismus

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪnɪzmus]

Noun

cynismus m inan (related adjective cynický)

1. cynicism

Declension

Declension of cynismus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	cynismus	cynismy
genitive	cynismu	cynismů
dative	cynismu	cynismům
accusative	cynismus	cynismy
vocative	cynisme	cynismy
locative	cynismu	cynismech
instrumental	cynismem	cynismy

Related terms

• cynik m

 

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kyˈnis.mus/, [kʏˈnɪs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnis.mus/, [t͡ʃiˈnizmus]

Noun

cynismus m sg (genitive cynismī); second declension

1. cynicism, cynical philosophy or conduct

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	cynismus
Genitive	cynismī
Dative	cynismō
Accusative	cynismum
Ablative	cynismō
Vocative	cynisme

References

• “cynismus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cynismus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.