# -isme
## Afrikaans
### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
## Catalan
### Suffix

-isme m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ismes)
* -ism

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-isme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “-isme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Danish
### Etymology

Via French -isme, Derived from Latin -ismus, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-isme” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle French -isme, itself from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

### Suffix

-isme n
* -ism

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: -isme
* → Indonesian: -isme

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -isma, -ismus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ism/ ~ /izm/
* Audio:(file)

### Suffix

-isme m (plural -ismes)
* -ism

#### Descendants

* → Persian: ـیسم (-ism)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Internationalism, from Dutch -isme, from Middle French -isme, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [-ɪsmə]
* Hyphenation: -ismê

### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-isme” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈis.me/, [ˈɪs̠mɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈis.me/, [ˈizme]

### Suffix

-isme m
* vocative singular of -ismus

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [-is.ma]
* (Indonesia) IPA: [-is.mə]
* Hyphenation: -is‧me

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch -isme and English -ism, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós). Attested in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923. Formerly used in the forms -izem and -isma in Malaysia, although the latter form is still found in "-ism words" that refer to entities such as prisma and organisma.

#### Suffix

-isme (Jawi spelling -يسمى)
* -ism
    nasionalisme ― nationalism

##### See also

* isme

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Suffix

-isme (Jawi spelling -يسمى)
* -ysm.
    kataklisme ― cataclysm

##### Derived terms
### References

* ↑ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 220
* ↑ AH Omar et al. (1978) “The Role of Language Standardisation in the Coining of Technical Terms in Bahasa Malaysia”, in Papers from the Conference on the Standardisation of Asian Languages, Manila, Philippines, December 16-21, 1974‎, pages 231-233
* ↑ Khidmat Nasihat ("Counselling Service")

## Norman
### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French -isme (“-ism”), from Latin -isma, -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, forms abstract nouns), from -μός (-mós, forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (creates nouns).

### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-isme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “-isme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French -isme, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

### Suffix

-isme
* -ism

#### Derived terms
### References

* “-isme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Suffix

-isme
* -ism