ecumenic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- œcumenic (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk/, /ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/[1]
Adjective edit
ecumenic (not comparable)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
ecumenical — see ecumenical
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ecumenic, œcumenic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French œcuménique.
Adjective edit
ecumenic m or n (feminine singular ecumenică, masculine plural ecumenici, feminine and neuter plural ecumenice)
Declension edit
Declension of ecumenic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenică | ecumenici | ecumenice | ||
| definite | ecumenicul | ecumenica | ecumenicii | ecumenicele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenice | ecumenici | ecumenice | ||
| definite | ecumenicului | ecumenicei | ecumenicilor | ecumenicelor | |||