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Appendix:Variations of "ic" English Alternative forms en -ick obsolete Etymology en adjectival suffix :inh enm:-ik<id:adjectival suffix> From en enm -ik, from en fro -ique and its etymon en la -icus,suffix 1718134589 from en ine-pro *-kos *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix ine-pro *-i- and the adjectival suffix ine-pro *-kos *-kos, *-ḱos. Compare grc -ικός, sa -इक and cu -ъкъ. en -y; compare also en -ac. ine-pro *-kos on noun stems carried the meaning 'characteristic of, like, typical, pertaining to', and on adjectival stems it acted emphatically. Pronunciation ĭk en /ɪk/ RP,GenAm,CanE,AuE,ScE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101--ic.wav US en /ək/ NZE en /ik/ InE en -ic Suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. en Cyril Cyrillic en acid acidic en chemistry Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix en -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃). Usage notes The suffix en -ic is often added to words of Greek or Latin origin, but may also be used with other words, and in some cases is even added (redundantly) to adjectives, as in en veganic (from en vegan). Derived terms en Related terms en -adic en -ical en -ician en -ics Translations Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ic Afrikaans: af -ies Arabic: ar ـِيّ Asturian: ast -icu Bengali: bn -ইক Catalan: ca -ic m, ca -esc m Danish: da -isk Dutch: nl -isch Esperanto: eo -a Finnish: fi -inen French: fr -ique Galician: gl -ico m Georgian: ka -ური, ka -ული German: de -isch Greek: el -ικός Ancient Greek: grc -ικός Hindi: hi इक Hungarian: hu -s, hu -ikus Indonesian: id -is, id -ik Italian: it -ico Japanese: ja 的 -teki Korean: ko 적 Latin: la -icus Macedonian: mk -ски m, mk -ска f, mk -ско n Malay: ms -ik Norwegian: no -isk Occitan: oc -ic m, oc -ica f Polish: pl -ski Portuguese: pt -ico m Russian: ru -ский Sardinian: sc -icu m, sc -ica f Scottish Gaelic: gd -ach, gd -each Spanish: es -ico Swedish: sv -isk Walloon: wa -ike Welsh: cy -ig See also en -al -an -ar -ate -esque -ese -id -ian -ish -like -oid -ory -ous -ship -tion -y References Anagrams en ci -ci- C&I CI cI ci en productive suffixes Catalan Pronunciation ca -ic Etymology 1 ca adjectival suffix :lbor la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix> ca la -icus. Suffix en -ic of or pertaining to Suffix m ca chemistry en -ic Etymology 2 ca diminutive suffix :inh la:-iccus ca la -iccus. Suffix mca diminutive suffixes forms diminutive nouns Derived terms ca Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -ik Old English Pronunciation -ic Suffix m ang -uc: -ock; forms diminutive nouns Polish Pronunciation Suffix pl suffix form pl -ica gen p Romanian Etymology ro :der la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix> + 1 Pronunciation ro /ik/ ro -ic Suffix 1 forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to" Declension Derived terms ro ro -ică Related terms ro -ec ro -atic/ro -atec Slovak Etymology sk verbal :inh sla-pro:*-iti<id:causative suffix> 1 + Pronunciation -ic - Suffix sk suffix forms verbs (Eastern dialects) sk kurenie kuric (kuriť) Slovincian Etymology zlw-slv verbal :inh sla-pro:*-iti<id:causative suffix> 1 + Pronunciation -ic - Suffix zlw-slv suffix forms verbs zlw-slv swjodk swjadczic Derived terms zlw-slv