pugilism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːdʒəlɪzəm/
Noun
[edit]pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pugilism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English pugilism.
Noun
[edit]pugilism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of pugilism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) pugilism | pugilismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) pugilism | pugilismului |
| vocative | pugilismule | |
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pewǵ-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms suffixed with -ism
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Boxing
- Romanian terms borrowed from English
- Romanian terms derived from English
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns