gerundismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From gerúndio (gerund) +‎ -ismo (-ism). The suffix -ismo, as in conditions or syndromes, implies that this use of gerunds is incorrect.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾũˈd͡ʒiz.mo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨ.ɾũˈdiʒ.mu/

  • Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
  • Hyphenation: ge‧run‧dis‧mo

Noun

Examples

gerundismo m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, uncountable) the use of gerunds in Portuguese in place of the future indicative tense.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From gerundio +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeɾunˈdismo/ [xe.ɾũn̪ˈd̪iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ge‧run‧dis‧mo

Noun

gerundismo m (plural gerundismos)

  1. the incorrect use of gerunds in Spanish