pismo

See also: Pismo, písmo, писмо, and письмо

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pisьmo. By surface analysis, pisać +‎ -mo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpis.mɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ismɔ
• Syllabification: pis‧mo

Noun

pismo n (diminutive pisemko)

1. script, handwriting (characteristic style of writing)
2. (linguistics) script, writing system
3. script, scripture (written document)

Declension

Declension of pismo

	singular	plural
nominative	pismo	pisma
genitive	pisma	pism
dative	pismu	pismom
accusative	pismo	pisma
instrumental	pismem	pismami
locative	piśmie	pismach
vocative	pismo	pisma

Derived terms

adjective

• pisemny

 

nouns

• dziejopismo
• pismo klinowe

 

Further reading

• pismo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pismo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pisьmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǐːsmo/
• Hyphenation: pi‧smo

Noun

písmo n (Cyrillic spelling пи́смо)

1. alphabet
2. letter, epistle

   Čeka te sedam pisama. ― Seven letters are waiting for you.

3. script, font

Declension

Declension of pismo

	singular	plural
nominative	písmo	pisma
genitive	pisma	pȋsāmā
dative	pismu	pismima
accusative	pismo	pisma
vocative	pismo	pisma
locative	pismu	pismima
instrumental	pismom	pismima

References

• “pismo” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pisьmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pìːsmɔ/

Noun

písmo n

1. letter (written message)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	písmo
gen. sing.	písma
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	písmo	písmi	písma
genitive (rodȋlnik)	písma	písem	písem
dative (dajȃlnik)	písmu	písmoma	písmom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	písmo	písmi	písma
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	písmu	písmih	písmih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	písmom	písmoma	písmi

Further reading

• “pismo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran