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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

echoic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈkəʊɪk/
  • /ɛˈkəʊɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echoic From echo + -ic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to an echo
  2. resembling a sound
  3. resembling a sound ▸ imitative of a sound
  4. resembling a sound ▸ imitative of a sound ▸ Synonym of onomatopoeic.

Forms

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more echoic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most echoic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

anechoic (antonym(s) of “pertaining to echoes”)

Deriveds

echoic memory · anechoic · hypoechoic · echoically · nonechoic · hyperechoic · isoechoic

Synonyms

onomatopoeic

Translations (3)

eo eĥa (Of or pertaining to an echo) · tsg maulangig (Of or pertaining to an echo) · fi kaiku- (Of or pertaining to an echo)