-ic

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ic"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos, *-iḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-ko-. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Sanskrit श (śa), क (ka) and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ). Doublet of -y.

PIE *-ko- on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically.

Suffix

-ic

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
    Cyrillic
    acidic
  2. (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 notes

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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Translations

Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin -icus.

Suffix

-ic m (feminine -ica)

  1. -ic (of or pertaining to)

Suffix

-ic m

  1. (chemistry) -ic

Etymology 2

From Latin -iccus.

Suffix

-ic m

  1. Used to form diminutive nouns.
Derived terms
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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin -icus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ic m, n (feminine singular -ică, masculine plural -ici, feminine and neuter plural -ice)

  1. Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to".

Declension

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