-asm

Morpheme

-asm

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting an action, state, or result

Etymology

Ancient Greek -asmós and -asma, from rebracketing of root + -ma

Evidence

enthusiasm, fantasm, orgasm, phantasm, pleonasm, protoplasm, sarcasm, schediasm

See Also

-asma

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