-ismus

English

Etymology

From Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.

Suffix

-ismus

1. Alternative form of -ism
   1. Most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition).

Synonyms

• (in compounds) spasm

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ismus

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Suffix

-ismus

1. -ism

Czech

Etymology

From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɪzmus]
• Rhymes: -ɪzmus

Suffix

-ismus m inan (noun-forming suffix)

1. -ism

See also

Czech terms suffixed with -ismus

Further reading

• -ismus/-izmus in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

German

Etymology

From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɪsmʊs/

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Suffix

-ismus m

1. -ism

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ismus

See also

• -ist

Latin

Alternative forms

• -isma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), a suffix that forms abstract nouns of practice or teaching (doctrine), which itself is from the stem of verbs in -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈɪs̠mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.mus/, [ˈizmus]

Suffix

-ismus m (genitive -ismī); second declension

1. -ism; Suffixed to nouns or verbs to forms masculine abstract nouns of practice (action or incidence), result, teaching (doctrine or philosophy), or status (state or condition) related to the thing or action so suffixed

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ismus	-ismī
Genitive	-ismī	-ismōrum
Dative	-ismō	-ismīs
Accusative	-ismum	-ismōs
Ablative	-ismō	-ismīs
Vocative	-isme	-ismī

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ismus

Low German

Suffix

-ismus

1. -ism

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German -ismus, from Latin -ismus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈismus/, [ˈizmus]

Suffix

-ismus m

1. -ism