pointillisme

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pointillisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpʋɑn.tiˈlɪs.mə/

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• Hyphenation: poin‧til‧lis‧me
• Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

pointillisme n (uncountable)

1. (art) pointillism

Related terms

• pointilleren

French

Etymology

From pointiller (“to dot”) +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃.ti.jism/ ~ /pwɛ̃.ti.jizm/

Noun

pointillisme m (plural pointillismes)

1. (art) pointillism

Descendants

• → Catalan: puntillisme
• → English: pointillism
• → German: Pointillismus
• → Haitian Creole: pwentilis
• → Spanish: puntillismo

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French pointillisme.

Noun

pointillisme m (definite singular pointillismen, uncountable)

1. (art) pointillism

References

• “pointillisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pointillisme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French pointillisme.

Noun

pointillisme m (definite singular pointillismen, uncountable)

1. (art) pointillism

References

• “pointillisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.