"-tic" meaning in English

See -tic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|-τικός}} Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tic, {{en-suffix}} -tic
  1. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tic-en-suffix-v0KKCl3n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18
  2. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -ism by removing the last letter Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tic-en-suffix-IPRF5eOO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -atic

Alternative forms

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