"pathic" meaning in English

See pathic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpæθɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-pathic.wav Forms: more pathic [comparative], most pathic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æθɪk Etymology: From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “I feel, I suffer”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pathicus}} Latin pathicus, {{uder|en|grc|παθικός}} Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pathic (comparative more pathic, superlative most pathic)
  1. Passive; suffering.
    Sense id: en-pathic-en-adj-Avou8ufr Categories (other): LGBTQ Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 43 16 41
  2. Relating to disease.
    Sense id: en-pathic-en-adj-CR8e9PnA Categories (other): LGBTQ Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 43 16 41

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæθɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-pathic.wav Forms: pathics [plural]
Rhymes: -æθɪk Etymology: From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “I feel, I suffer”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pathicus}} Latin pathicus, {{uder|en|grc|παθικός}} Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pathic (plural pathics)
  1. (now literary) Synonym of bottom: a passive usually-male partner in homosexual anal intercourse. Tags: literary Synonyms: bottom [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (passive man partner in anal intercourse): παθικός (pathikós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek)
    Sense id: en-pathic-en-noun-kNe0UTuL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, LGBTQ Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 91 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 2 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 0 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 0 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 43 16 41

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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