LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

populismus

populismus m (genitive populismī)
Classical[pɔ.pʊˈlɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.puˈliz.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepopulism
    In mundo democratico, polarizatio et populismus et incitantur et vicissim impelluntur ab amissione fiduciae in institutionibus, inter quas scientia, et ad eam perducuntur.In the democratic world, polarization and populism are both fueled and driven by, and lead to, a loss of trust in institutions, including science.2026 April 9, Peter Gluckman, Diplomatia scientifica: ab utopia ad pragmatismum, International Science Council, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2026:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepopulismuspopulismī
genitivepopulismīpopulismōrum
dativepopulismōpopulismīs
accusativepopulismumpopulismōs
ablativepopulismōpopulismīs
vocativepopulismepopulismī

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*poplos
  2. Old Latinpopulus
  3. Latinpopulismus

Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismus Latin populismus By surface analysis, populus + -ismus.

Quick answers

What does populismus mean in Latin?
populismus, a noun, means “populism”.
What is the genitive of populismus?
The genitive singular is populismī. populismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce populismus?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.pʊˈlɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.puˈliz.mus].
Where does populismus come from?
Proto-Italic *poplos → Old Latin populus → Latin populismus.