-изъм
Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós), related to Latin -ismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-izɤm]
Suffix
- Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory.
- Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language.
- e.g. турцизъм
- Used to form names of ideologies or behaviors.
- Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class.