Balticism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one.
"There are some old Balticisms though they are difficult to differentiate from Lithuanian."
Example
More examples"There are some old Balticisms though they are difficult to differentiate from Lithuanian."
Etymology
From Baltic + -ism.