-ic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 See also 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Suffix

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[edit] Etymology

From French -ique < Latin -icus related to Ancient Greek suffix -ικος (-ikos).

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-ic (adjective suffix)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning "of or pertaining to";

   Cyrillic

   acidic

2. (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous.

[edit] Usage notes

The suffix -ic is often added to words of Greek or Latin origin, but may also be used with other words.

[edit] Related terms

• -ics

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[edit] See also

-al -an -ar -esque -ese -ical -id -ish

-like -oid -ory -ous -ship -tion -y

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin -icus.

[edit] Suffix

-ic m. (adjective suffix, feminine -ică, plural -ici, feminine plural -ice)

1. Used to form adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to".