-ique

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ik/
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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old French -ique, borrowed from Latin -icum.

Suffix[edit]

-ique (plural -iques)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical, -ish, -ly

Etymology 2[edit]

Substantivised feminine of the adjective.

Suffix[edit]

-ique f (uncountable)

  1. forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice: -ics
    ‎aéro- (“aero-”) + ‎-naute (“-naut”) + ‎-ique → ‎aéronautique f (“aeronautics”)

Derived terms[edit]

French terms suffixed with -ique

Middle English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ique

  1. Alternative form of -ik

Old French[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ique

  1. used to form adjectives; -ic

Descendants[edit]

  • French: -ique
  • → English: -ic
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