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-ичный
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Russian
Etymology
ru -и́к -ный
Pronunciation
-и́чный
Suffix
ru suffix -и́чный adjective-forming suffixes
Suffixed used to form adjectives from nouns.
ru второ́й second втори́чный secondary
ru год year годи́чный year relational; annual, yearly
Usage notes
The vast majority of adjectives ending in ru -ичный are based on foreign roots, and are often parallel to foreign terms ending in en -ic or equivalents in other languages (e.g. fr -ique, de -ik), to which ru -ный has been added. See for example ru методи́чный methodical, from ru мето́дика method, methodology.
Declension
-и́чный a*
Derived terms
ru
Related terms
ru -и́ческий