alienism en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪz.əm/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English alien Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alienism From alien + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
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(uncountable, usually) A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
The diction of the dialogue is essentially the same as that of the chorus, the slight difference being due to a little greater restriction in the use of alienisms in the former on account of the use of the iambic metre.
1904, Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Charles William Emil Miller, Tenney Frank, Benjamin Dean Meritt, Harold Fredrik Cherniss, Henry Thompson Rowell, American Journal of Philology, page 305:In most cases English words appear in novels either as alienisms, in domesticated forms or as loan-words. Interpolated alienisms usually point to imported objects, for example drinks such as Cocacola, brandy (Kizazi), [...]
1990, Rajmund Ohly, The Zanzibarian Challenge: Swahili Prose in the Years 1975-1981:Alienisms in Our Language. By the present we shall know the past. From the way European languages, notably English, are spreading among our people, we can imagine with what ease and eagerness our forefathers acclimatized the ...
1972, Inazō Nitobe, The Works of Inazo Nitobe: Editorial jottings, 1930-1933:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alienisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
pt alienismo (fact or position of being an alien) · eo alienismo (fact or position of being an alien)