-etic

See also: etic and ètic

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈet.ɪk/

Suffix

-etic

1. Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis

Usage notes

• Most English words ending in "-etic" are derived from words formed in other languages, including French (Old, Middle, and Modern), Italian, Latin, and Classical Greek.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -etic

Translations

pertaining to

• German: -etisch
• Hungarian: -ikus
• Italian: -etico
• Norwegian: -etisk
• Portuguese: -ético m
• Spanish: -ético m
• Swedish: -etisk

Anagrams

• CETI, EITC, Tice, cite, tice