-ismus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.
Suffix edit
-ismus
- Alternative form of -ism
- Most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition).
Synonyms edit
- (in compounds) spasm
Derived terms edit
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).
Suffix edit
-ismus
Czech edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ismus m inan (noun-forming suffix)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- -ismus/-izmus in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
German edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ismus m
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈɪs̠mʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈizmus]
Suffix edit
-ismus m (genitive -ismī); second declension
- -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 edit
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 edit
Low German edit
Suffix edit
-ismus
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From German -ismus, from Latin -ismus.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ismus m