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-ичний
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Ukrainian
Etymology
uk compound :af -ич -ний 1 ++ uk -ний
Pronunciation
-и́чний
Suffix
uk suffix -и́чний adjective-forming suffixes m feminine -ична variant -ічний
Suffixed used to form adjectives from nouns.
uk музика music музичний musical
uk лірика lyrics ліричний lyrical
Usage notes
The vast majority of adjectives ending in uk -ичний 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 uk -ний has been added. See for example uk методи́чний methodical, from ru мето́дика method, methodology.
Declension
-и́чний<>
Derived terms
uk
Related terms
uk -ічний