-ismus

English

Etymology

From Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.

Suffix

-ismus

1. Forming compound nouns describing a condition or system.

Derived terms

► English words suffixed with -ismus

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Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ismus

1. -ism

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪzmus]
• Rhymes: -ɪzmus

Suffix

-ismus m

1. -ism

See also

► Czech words suffixed with -ismus

Further reading

• -ismus/-izmus in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɪsmʊs/

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Suffix

-ismus m (genitive -ismus, plural -ismen)

1. -ism

Derived terms

► German words suffixed with -ismus

See also

• -ist

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Latin

Alternative forms

• -isma

Etymology

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 -ίζειν (-ízein), or from -ισμα (-isma), which more specifically expressed a finished act or thing done.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈɪs̠.mʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/

Suffix

-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

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ismus	-ismī
Genitive	-ismī	-ismōrum
Dative	-ismō	-ismīs
Accusative	-ismum	-ismōs
Ablative	-ismō	-ismīs
Vocative	-isme	-ismī

Derived terms

► Latin words suffixed with -ismus

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Low German

Suffix

-ismus

1. -ism

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German -ismus, from Latin -ismus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈismus/, [ˈizmus]

Suffix

-ismus m

1. -ism