-изъм

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), related to Latin -ismus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈizɐm]

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Suffix

-изъм • (-izǎm) m

1. Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory.
2. Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language.
   1. e.g. турцизъм
3. Used to form names of ideologies or behaviors.
4. Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class.

Related terms

• -ист (-ist)