pugilism

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pugil (“fist”) +‎ -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.

Pronunciation edit

(weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/
(weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːdʒəlɪzəm/

Noun edit

pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)

Fighting with fists. [from 1791]
Synonym: boxing

Related terms edit

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pewǵ-‎ (0 c, 22 e)

References edit

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pugilism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English pugilism.

Noun edit

pugilism n (uncountable)

pugilism

Declension edit

declension of pugilism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pugilism	pugilismul
genitive/dative	(unui) pugilism	pugilismului
vocative	pugilismule

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