French suffix

-isme

doctrine / -ism

Register

learned

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N · ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -isme

socialisme
doctrine of social equality
social+-isme
nationalisme
doctrine of the nation
national+-isme

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ism
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

this affix: -isme

    Hindi

    • -वाद
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)

    Telugu

    Tamil