-isms

See also: isms

Latvian

Etymology

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

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

Related terms

• -ists (a follower of / a person characterized by -isms)