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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌneː.poːˈtɪs.mə/
- Hyphenation: ne‧po‧tis‧me
- Rhymes: -ɪsmə
Noun
nepotisme n (plural nepotismes, diminutive nepotismetje n)
- nepotism (favoring, regardless of merit, of relatives, or by extension personal friends)
Descendants
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed *nepot + -isme, from Dutch nepotisme, from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nepɔt̚ˈɪsmə/
- Hyphenation: né‧pot‧is‧mê
Noun
népotismê (first-person possessive nepotismeku, second-person possessive nepotismemu, third-person possessive nepotismenya)
- nepotism
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