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Balticism

Balticism noun: a word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one.

Noun

Balticism (plural Balticisms)

  1. A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one.
    • There are some old Balticisms though they are difficult to differentiate from Lithuanian.1996, Zigmas Zinkevičius, The History of the Lithuanian Language, page 52
    • The influence of the Baltic languages on Finnish is evident. For instance, there are about 1.1% of Balticisms in modern Finnish.2018, Liāna Pliss with Gunita Zariņa, Agrita Puzuka, Agnese Zariņa, Baiba Lāce, Didzis Elferts, Andrey Khrunin, Svetlana Limborska, Jānis Kļoviņš, and Linda Gailīte Piekuse, “Population Genetics of...

Forms of Balticism

pluralBalticisms

Origin of Balticism

From Baltic + -ism.

Questions about Balticism

What does Balticism mean?
Balticism means a word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one.
What part of speech is Balticism?
Balticism is a noun.
What is the plural of Balticism?
The plural of Balticism is Balticisms.

Words near Balticism in the dictionary

  1. Baltic rushes
  2. Baltic Sea
  3. Baltic-Finnic
  4. Baltica
  5. Baltican
  6. Balticism
  7. Balticisms
  8. Balticist
  9. Balticists
  10. Balticness
  11. Baltics

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