patriotism
/ˈpeɪtɹiəˌtɪzəm/PAY-tree-uh-tih-zuhm
/ˈpeɪtɹiəˌtɪzəm/PAY-tree-uh-tih-zuhm
Meaningthe feeling of a patriot
Common meaning: love of one's country
- patrfatherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1314 · scan
- iotGreek-derived ending: a native or member
- ismnoun ending: belief or practice
Journey through time
- Latinpater, patris‘father’
- Frenchpatriote
- Englishpatriot‘someone devoted to their country’
- Englishformed in English from patriotpatriotism‘love of one's country’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from patriot + -ism.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PATRIOT, p.426 · scan
Roots
- pater, patris Latin “father”
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