safismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)bor.

Latin Sapphōlbor.

Portuguese Safo

Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese safismo

From Safo (“Sappho”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /saˈfiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: sa‧fis‧mo

Noun

safismo m (plural safismos)

1. sapphism

Related terms

• sáfico
• safista
• Safo

 

Spanish

Etymology

Safo +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfismo/ [saˈfiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: sa‧fis‧mo

Noun

safismo m

1. sapphism

Derived terms

• sáfico

 

Further reading

• “safismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10