ostracisme

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [us.tɾəˈsiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [os.tɾəˈsiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [os.tɾaˈsiz.me]

Noun

ostracisme m (plural ostracismes)

1. ostracism

Further reading

• “ostracisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔs.tʁa.sism/, /ɔs.tʁa.sizm/

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Noun

ostracisme m (plural ostracismes)

1. ostracism

Related terms

• ostraciser

Further reading

• “ostracisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.