nepotismo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nepotismo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧po‧tis‧mo
• IPA^(key): /nepoˈtismo/ [n̪e.poˈt̪is̪.mo]

Noun

nepotismo

1. nepotism

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nepoˈtismo/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧po‧tis‧mo
• Rhymes: -ismo

Noun

nepotismo (uncountable, accusative nepotismon)

1. nepotism

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nepoˈtismo/

Noun

nepotismo (plural nepotismi)

1. nepotism

Italian

Alternative forms

• nipotismo (rare)

Etymology

From nepote (“grandchild”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.poˈti.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: ne‧po‧tì‧smo

Noun

nepotismo m (plural nepotismi)

1. nepotism

Derived terms

• nepotista
• nepotistico

Descendants

• → French: népotisme
  • → English: nepotism
• → German: Nepotismus

Anagrams

• sopimento

Portuguese

Etymology

From nepote (“nephew of the Pope”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”), from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.poˈt͡ʃiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.poˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ne.poˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.poˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨ.puˈtiʒ.mu/

Noun

nepotismo m (plural nepotismos)

1. (historical) the practice of popes appointing nephews as cardinals
2. nepotism (favoring of relatives or personal friends)

   Synonyms: favorecimento, favoritismo

   Antonym: meritocracia

Related terms

• nepote
• nepotista
• neto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nepoˈtismo/ [ne.poˈt̪iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ne‧po‧tis‧mo

Noun

nepotismo m (plural nepotismos)

1. nepotism

   Synonym: cuñadismo

Related terms

• nepotista

Further reading

• “nepotismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nepotismo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nepoˈtismo/ [n̪ɛ.poˈt̪is.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ne‧po‧tis‧mo

Noun

nepotismo (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉᜓᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. nepotism

Further reading

• “nepotismo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018