-isms

Etymology
Not a native Latvian suffix, occurred in many borrowings and is now fully integrated. Ultimately from either or, like its English cognate  (see etymology of ).

Suffix

 * 1) Added to nouns to form masculine nouns denoting action/process, systems, philosophies, principles, doctrines, ideologies, syndromes, peculiarities, or class names in general, just like its English cognate.

Related terms

 * (a follower of / a person characterized by )