turpizm

Polish

Etymology

From Latin turpis +‎ -izm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturpizm/
• Rhymes: -urpizm
• Syllabification: tur‧pizm

Noun

turpizm m inan

1. (art, literature) a literary and artistic device that employs ugly and unaesthetic elements in order to create aesthetic shock

Declension

Declension of turpizm

	singular
nominative	turpizm
genitive	turpizmu
dative	turpizmowi
accusative	turpizm
instrumental	turpizmem
locative	turpizmie
vocative	turpizmie

Related terms

adjective

• turpistyczny

 

nouns

• turpista
• turpistka

 

Further reading

• turpizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN