-isms
See also: isms
Latvian
Etymology
Not a native Latvian suffix, -isms occurred in many borrowings and is now fully integrated. Ultimately from either Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós) or Ancient Greek -ισμα (-isma), like its English cognate -ism (see etymology of -ism).
Suffix
-isms
- 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 -ism.
Derived terms
Related terms
- -ists (a follower of / a person characterized by -isms)