-atic

atic àtic English Etymology en -tic 1 Rebracketing of en -tic after Greek words ending in grc -μα, such as en problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such en lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from en -ate ic. Suffix en -tic. Derived terms en Romanian Alternative forms ro -atec Etymology From the older form ro -atec, from ro la -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare rup -atic. Pronunciation ro /ˈa.tik/ Suffix 1 ro unproductive Used to form some adjectives (and sometimes nouns derived from them) meaning "of", "like", "characteristic of", etc. ro iarnă iernatic winter of the winter, hibernal ro toamnă tomnatic autumn of the autumn, autumnal ro zână zănatic fairy crazy Declension Derived terms ro