LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prāgmatismus

prāgmatismus m (genitive prāgmatismī)
Classical[praːɡ.maˈtɪs.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[praɡ.maˈtiz.mus]

Meaning

  1. pragmatism
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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprāgmatismusprāgmatismī
genitiveprāgmatismīprāgmatismōrum
dativeprāgmatismōprāgmatismīs
accusativeprāgmatismumprāgmatismōs
ablativeprāgmatismōprāgmatismīs
vocativeprāgmatismeprāgmatismī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρᾶγμᾰ (prâgmă)bor. Latin prāgma 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 prāgmatismus By surface analysis, prāgma + -ismus.

Quick answers

What does prāgmatismus mean in Latin?
prāgmatismus, a noun, means “pragmatism”.
What is the genitive of prāgmatismus?
The genitive singular is prāgmatismī. prāgmatismus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce prāgmatismus?
In classical Latin, [praːɡ.maˈtɪs.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [praɡ.maˈtiz.mus].