cynism
English
Etymology
From French cynisme, from Late Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós, “philosophy of the Cynics”), from κυν- (kun-), stem of κύων (kúōn, “dog”, “Cynic”); compare cynicism.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭʹnĭzm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪzm/
References
- “cynism” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Swedish
Declension
Declension of cynism | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cynism | cynismen | cynismer | cynismerna |
Genitive | cynisms | cynismens | cynismers | cynismernas |
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