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-ismus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.

Suffix

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-ismus

  1. Alternative form of -ism
    1. Most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition).

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Suffix

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-ismus

  1. -ism

Czech

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Etymology

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From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ismus m inan (noun-forming suffix)

  1. -ism

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Further reading

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German

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 -ismus on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-ˈɪsmʊs/
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Suffix

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-ismus m

  1. -ism

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), a suffix that forms abstract nouns of practice or teaching (doctrine), which itself is from the stem of verbs in -ίζω (-ízō).

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ismus m (genitive -ismī); second declension

    1. -ism; Suffixed to nouns or verbs to forms masculine abstract nouns of practice (action or incidence), result, teaching (doctrine or philosophy), or status (state or condition) related to the thing or action so suffixed

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative -ismus -ismī
    genitive -ismī -ismōrum
    dative -ismō -ismīs
    accusative -ismum -ismōs
    ablative -ismō -ismīs
    vocative -isme -ismī

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    Low German

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    Suffix

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    -ismus

    1. -ism

    Luxembourgish

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    Etymology

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    From German -ismus, from Latin -ismus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈismus/, [ˈizmus]

    Suffix

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    -ismus m

    1. -ism