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Pronunciation
- ĭk
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- /ɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /ək/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English -ik, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Sanskrit -इक (-ika) and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ). Doublet of -y; compare also -ac. Proto-Indo-European *-kos on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
acid + -ic → acidic
Cyril + -ic → Cyrillic
- (morpheme) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more -ic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most -ic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
-y · -ician · -esque · -ous · -al · -an · -ese · -ish · -ory · -like · -oid · -ics · -ar · -id · -adic · -ate · -ship · -tion · -ical · -ian
Translations (44)
sc -ica (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · pt -ico (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ar ـِيّ (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · sc -icu (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · la -icus (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ja 的 (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · cy -ig (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · fi -inen (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ast -icu (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · de -isch (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · sv -isk (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · bn -ইক (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · el -ικός (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · it -ico (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · fr -ique (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · oc -ica (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ru -ский (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ka -ული (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ms -ik (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · da -isk (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · hu -s (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · pl -ski (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ca -esc (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ko 적 (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · wa -ike (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · nl -isch (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · es -ico (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · eo -a (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · grc -ικός (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · id -ik (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · gd -each (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · id -is (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · mk -ска (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · af -ies (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · no -isk (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · oc -ic (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ka -ური (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · gl -ico (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · ca -ic (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · mk -ско (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · mk -ски (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · hi इक (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · hu -ikus (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic) · gd -ach (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic)