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-etic
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etic ètic etíc
English
Etymology
en :der grc:-ητικός<ety:af<grc:-έω><grc:-τικός>> ++ 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛt.ɪk/ UK,US,CA
en /ˈet.ɪk/ AU
Suffix
-
Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in en -esis and en -esy.
Usage notes
Most English words ending in "-etic" are derived from words formed in other languages, including French (Old, Middle, and Modern), Italian, Latin, and Classical Greek.
Derived terms
en
Translations
pertaining to
German: de -etisch
Hungarian: hu -ikus
Italian: it -etico
Norwegian: no -etisk
Polish: pl -etyczny
Portuguese: pt -ético m
Spanish: es -ético m
Swedish: sv -etisk
Anagrams
en ceit CETI EITC Tice cite tice