sapphism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsæ.fɪ.zəm/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)bor. Latin Sapphōlbor. English Sappho 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 sapphism From Sappho + -ism, referring to ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos (c. 612 BCE – c. 570 BCE).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Female homosexuality; lesbianism.
Its odd that yᵉ Roman Women did not borrow that horrible Vice from Greece—it has a Greek name now & is called Sapphism, but I never did hear of it in Italy where the Ladies are today exactly what Juvenal described them in his Time—neither better nor worse as I can find.
1795 December 9, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saphism | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Sapphism | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sapphisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
ja サッフィズム (lesbianism) · pt safismo (lesbianism) · it saffismo (lesbianism) · nb saffisme (lesbianism) · id safisme (lesbianism) · nl sapfisme (lesbianism) · nb sapfisme (lesbianism) · pl safizm (lesbianism) · bg лесбийство (lesbianism) · es safismo (lesbianism) · fr sapphisme (lesbianism) · de Sapphismus (lesbianism) · fr saphisme (lesbianism)