-ic
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -ick (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
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.
PIE *-kos on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically.
SuffixEdit
-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 higher 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 notesEdit
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).
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Etymology 1Edit
SuffixEdit
-ic m (feminine -ica)
- -ic (of or pertaining to)
SuffixEdit
-ic m
Etymology 2Edit
SuffixEdit
-ic m
- Used to form diminutive nouns.
Derived termsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
SuffixEdit
-ic
- Alternative form of -ik
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ic m or n (feminine singular -ică, masculine plural -ici, feminine and neuter plural -ice)
- Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to".