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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

chism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (“sprout”), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Meanings

(dialectal) A shoot or sprout; a bud.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chizzum		alternative	lexicographic
chizzom		alternative	lexicographic
chissom		alternative	lexicographic
chisom		alternative	lexicographic
chisms	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

chit · jism · chive

chism en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (“sprout”), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Meanings

(dialectal) To sprout, bud, or germinate.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chissom		alternative	lexicographic
chisom		alternative	lexicographic
chisms	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
chizzum		alternative	lexicographic
chisming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
chizzom		alternative	lexicographic
chismed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
chismed	Tense=Past		lexicographic