alpinism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈælpɪnɪzəm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English alpine 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 alpinism From alpine + -ism.
Meanings
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(capitalized, sometimes, uncountable, usually) Mountain climbing.
. . . our rapidly increasing knowledge of the Rocky Mountains of Canada for which geography is so greatly indebted to alpinism.
1912, “New Maps,”, in Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, volume 44, number 7, page 558:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpinisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |