"clonic" meaning in English

See clonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɒn.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklɑ.nɪk/ [General-American] Forms: more clonic [comparative], most clonic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: Etymology tree English clonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English clonic From clonus + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|clonus|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English clonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English clonic [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "clonic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="clonic"> From clonus + -ic. Head templates: {{en-adj}} clonic (comparative more clonic, superlative most clonic)
  1. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms. Derived forms: clonicity, tonic-clonic Translations (having irregular, convulsive spasms): klonisch (German), rángásos (Hungarian), clonico (Italian), clónico [Portugal] (Portuguese), clônico [Brazil] (Portuguese), clónico (Spanish)
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