-isms

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See also: isms

Latvian

Etymology

Not a native Latvian suffix, -isms occurred in many borrowings and is now fully integrated. Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), like its English cognate -ism (see etymology of -ism).

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Suffix

-isms

  1. Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting action/process, systems, philosophies, principles, doctrines, ideologies, syndromes, peculiarities, or class names in general, just like its English cognate -ism.

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -isms
  • -ists (a follower of / a person characterized by -isms)
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