Donaldisme

Norwegian Bokmål

Donald Duck's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Etymology

Donald Duck +‎ -isme, first part from English Donald Duck. Last part from French -isme (“-ism”), from Latin -isma, -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, “forms abstract nouns”), from the suffix -μός (-mós, “forms abstract nouns”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (“creates action/result nouns from verb stems”).

First used in writing by Norwegian author Jon Gisle in his book Donaldismen ("The Donaldism") (1973).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːnɑlˈdɪsmə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsmə
• Hyphenation: Do‧nal‧disme

Noun

Donaldisme m (definite singular Donaldismen, uncountable)

1. (cartoon) Donaldism (Fan culture that is found among fans of Disney comics and animated motion pictures and shorts) [from 1973]

   Donaldisme er både en seriøs og humoristisk forskning

   Donaldism is both a serious and humorous research

   • 2006, Jon Gisle, Donaldismen, page 37:

     jeg går så nøye inn på det terminologiske fordi terminologien her sier noe vesentlig om den yngre klassiske donaldismes tematiske egenart

     I go into the terminological so carefully because the terminology here says something significant about the thematic peculiarity of the younger classical Donaldism

Descendants

• → English: Donaldism