phtisique

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fti.zik/

Adjective

phtisique (plural phtisiques)

1. (medicine, archaic) phthisic

Further reading

• “phtisique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.