-ic
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ic"
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ĭk
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Australia, Scotland) IPA(key): /ɪk/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ək/
- (India) IPA(key): /ik/
- Hyphenation: -ic
Suffix
[edit]-ic (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ic, superlative most -ic)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
- (chemistry) 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).
Usage notes
[edit]The suffix -ic is often added to words of Greek or Latin origin, but may also be used with other words, and in some cases is even added (redundantly) to adjectives, as in veganic (from vegan).
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic
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[edit]Catalan
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin -icus.
Suffix
[edit]-ic (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ica, masculine plural -ics, feminine plural -iques)
- -ic (of or pertaining to)
Suffix
[edit]-ic m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ics)
Etymology 2
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[edit]-ic m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ics)
- forms diminutive nouns
Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
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[edit]-ic
- alternative form of -ik
Old English
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[edit]-ic m (noun-forming suffix)
Polish
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[edit]-ic
Romanian
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Pronunciation
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[edit]-ic m or n (feminine singular -ică, masculine plural -ici, feminine/neuter plural -ice)
- forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to"
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | -ic | -ică | -ici | -ice | ||
| definite | -icul | -ica | -icii | -icele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | -ic | -ice | -ici | -ice | ||
| definite | -icului | -icei | -icilor | -icelor | |||
Derived terms
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[edit]Slovak
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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-iti.
Pronunciation
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[edit]-ic
Slovincian
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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-iti.
Pronunciation
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[edit]-ic
Derived terms
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