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
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gerundismo m (uncountable)
- (Brazil, uncountable) the use of gerunds in Portuguese in place of the future indicative tense.
Further reading
- “gerundismo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “gerundismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “gerundismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- gerundismo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeɾunˈdismo/ [xe.ɾũn̪ˈd̪iz.mo]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: ge‧run‧dis‧mo
Noun
gerundismo m (plural gerundismos)
- the incorrect use of gerunds in Spanish