gerundismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From gerúndio (“gerund”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

The suffix "-ismo", as in conditions or syndromes, implies that this use of gerunds is incorrect.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.ɾũˈdiʒ.mu/

• Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
• Hyphenation: ge‧run‧dis‧mo

Noun

gerundismo m (uncountable)

1. (Brazil, uncountable) the use of gerunds in Portuguese in place of the future indicative tense. For example: saying "estarei fazendo" instead of "farei"

Further reading

• “gerundismo” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “gerundismo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “gerundismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From gerundio +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeɾunˈdismo/ [xe.ɾũn̪ˈd̪iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ge‧run‧dis‧mo

Noun

gerundismo m (plural gerundismos)

1. the incorrect use of gerunds in Spanish