"-ic" meaning in English

See -ic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101--ic.wav
Etymology: 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 -ac and -y. Proto-Indo-European *-kos on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|inh|enm>-ik>adjectival suffix|id=adjectival suffix}}, {{inh|en|enm|-ik}} Middle English -ik, {{der|en|fro|-ique}} Old French -ique, {{der|en|la|-icus}} Latin -icus, {{der|en|ine-pro|*-kos|*-kos, *-ḱos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, {{glossary|i-stem}} i-stem, {{cog|grc|-ικός}} Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), {{cog|sa|-इक}} Sanskrit -इक (-ika), {{cog|cu|-ъкъ}} Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ), {{doublet|en|-ac|-y}} Doublet of -ac and -y, {{m+|ine-pro|*-kos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=productive suffixes|head=|id=}} -ic, {{en-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=productive suffixes}} -ic
  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ic-en-suffix-cS8aojvI
  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). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic): -ies (Afrikaans), -ικός (-ikós) (Ancient Greek), ـِيّ (-iyy) (Arabic), -icu (Asturian), -ic [masculine] (Catalan), -esc [masculine] (Catalan), -isk (Danish), -isch (Dutch), -a (Esperanto), -inen (Finnish), -ique (French), -ico [masculine] (Galician), -ური (-uri) (Georgian), -ული (-uli) (Georgian), -isch (German), -ικός (-ikós) (Greek), इक (ik) (Hindi), -s (Hungarian), -ikus (Hungarian), -is (Indonesian), -ik (Indonesian), -ico (Italian), (-teki) (Japanese), (jeok) (Korean), -icus (Latin), -ски (-ski) [masculine] (Macedonian), -ска (-ska) [feminine] (Macedonian), -ско (-sko) [neuter] (Macedonian), -ik (Malay), -isk (Norwegian), -ic [masculine] (Occitan), -ica [feminine] (Occitan), -ico [masculine] (Portuguese), -ский (-skij) (Russian), -icu [masculine] (Sardinian), -ica [feminine] (Sardinian), -ach (Scottish Gaelic), -each (Scottish Gaelic), -ico (Spanish), -isk (Swedish), -ig (Welsh)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ick [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "-teki",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeok",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "적"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-icus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "-ski",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-ски"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "-ska",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "-ска"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "-sko",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "-ско"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-isk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-ic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "-ica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-ico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "-skij",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ский"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-icu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "-ica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-each"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-isk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
          "word": "-ig"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "-ick"
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English productive suffixes",
    "English suffixes",
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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Afrikaans translations",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Asturian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Occitan translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Sardinian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
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      "expansion": "Old French -ique",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin -icus",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "i-stem",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-ικός"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "-इक"
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      "expansion": "Sanskrit -इक (-ika)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ъкъ"
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      "args": {
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      "word": "-adic"
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    {
      "word": "-ical"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ician"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ics"
    },
    {
      "word": "-al"
    },
    {
      "word": "-an"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ar"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ate"
    },
    {
      "word": "-esque"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ese"
    },
    {
      "word": "-id"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ian"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ish"
    },
    {
      "word": "-like"
    },
    {
      "word": "-oid"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ory"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ship"
    },
    {
      "word": "-tion"
    },
    {
      "word": "-y"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Cyrillic"
        },
        {
          "text": "acidic"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "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)."
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        "(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)."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "-ick"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ies"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "-ikós",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "-iyy",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "ـِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-icu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-esc"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-isk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-isch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-a"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-inen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "-uri",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "-uli",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-isch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "-ikós",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ik",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "इक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-s"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-is"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "-teki",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "的"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeok",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "적"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-icus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "-ski",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ски"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "-ska",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "-sko",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "-ско"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ik"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-isk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ic"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-skij",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-icu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ica"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-each"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-isk"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic",
      "word": "-ig"
    }
  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.