translation of "-ismo"
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The Spanish word "modernismo". What does the "ismo" mean?
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updated Jan 12, 2010
posted by royr
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ismo (m) noun. ism, method, outlook, principle, doctrine
Examples:
Modern - Modernism / Moderno - Modernismo
American - Americanism / Americano - Amercanismo
updated Jan 12, 2010
posted by Carlos-F
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I think it should be isimo and it is not a stand alone word it is a superlative to crank up an adjective, as examples: guapa to guapisimo, buen to buenisimo, rico to ricisimo etc. so if rico is tasty ricisimo is really tasty.
updated Jan 12, 2010
posted by kenwilliams
Possible but less likely. See the reply by Carlos. - samdie, Jan 12, 2010
Yes I confused ismo with ism although what I have said is correct it perhaps wasn't the answer to the original question. - kenwilliams, Jan 12, 2010
My thought, exactly. Assuming a mistyping should be a last resort not an immmediate assumption (unless we're talking about Heidita). - samdie, Jan 12, 2010
