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Punicism

Punicism noun: a borrowing from Punic.

Noun

Punicism (plural Punicisms)

  1. A borrowing from Punic.
    • A difficulty in analyzing the material is that not all accepted punicisms in Sardinia have a clear Semitic etymology. In fact, Argiolas has suggested some to be of Berber origin.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 18

Forms of Punicism

pluralPunicisms

Origin of Punicism

From Punic + -ism.

Questions about Punicism

What does Punicism mean?
Punicism means a borrowing from Punic.
What part of speech is Punicism?
Punicism is a noun.
What is the plural of Punicism?
The plural of Punicism is Punicisms.

Words near Punicism in the dictionary

  1. puniceous
  2. punicic
  3. punicic acid
  4. punicin
  5. punicine
  6. Punicism
  7. Punicisms
  8. Punick
  9. punicoside
  10. punicosides
  11. Punics

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