-tropism
See also: tropism
- Not to be confused with -trophism.
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin tropus (English trope) + -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-ˈtɹəʊpɪz(ə)m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /-ˈtɹoʊˌpɪzəm/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file)
Suffix
[edit]-tropism
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trep-
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- English terms suffixed with -ism
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