ecumenic

English

Alternative forms

• œcumenic (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique. By surface analysis, ecumene +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk/, /ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/

Adjective

ecumenic (not comparable)

1. Ecumenical.

Derived terms

• ecumaniac
• ecumenical
• ecumenicism
• ecumenicist
• ecumenics

Related terms

• ecumenicalism
• ecumenicality
• ecumenically
• ecumenicity
• ecumenism
• ecumenist

Translations

ecumenical — see ecumenical

Friulian

Adjective

ecumenic

1. ecumenical

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French œcuménique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kuˈme.nik/

Adjective

ecumenic m or n (feminine singular ecumenică, masculine plural ecumenici, feminine/neuter plural ecumenice)

1. ecumenical

Declension

Declension of ecumenic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ecumenic		ecumenică	ecumenici	ecumenice
	definite	ecumenicul		ecumenica	ecumenicii	ecumenicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ecumenic		ecumenice	ecumenici	ecumenice
	definite	ecumenicului		ecumenicei	ecumenicilor	ecumenicelor

Further reading

• “ecumenic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026