-ismus

English

Etymology

From Latin -ismus. Compare -ism.

Suffix

-ismus

1. Forming compound nouns describing a condition or system.

Derived terms

English terms 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): [ ɪzmus]
• Rhymes: -ɪzmus

Suffix

-ismus m

1. -ism

See also

Czech terms suffixed with -ismus

Further reading

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɪsmʊs/

• Audio:

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Suffix

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

1. -ism

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ismus

See also

• Category:German nouns ending in "-ismus"
• -ist

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Latin

Alternative forms

• -isma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), a suffix that forms abstract nouns of action, state, condition, doctrine; which 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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈɪs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈizmus]

Suffix

-ismus m (genitive -ismī); second declension

1. -ism

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

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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