microcosmic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English microcosm

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English microcosmic

From microcosm + -ic.

Adjective

microcosmic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the microcosm.
   • 1939 September, Charles F. Klapper, F. G. Richens, “The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 181:

     The total freight rolling-stock on the line numbers 65, as this microcosmic section of British railway is complete even to five privately-owned wagons.

Derived terms

• microcosmically
• microcosmic salt

Translations

of, or relating to the microcosm

• Finnish: mikrokosminen
• French: microcosmique (fr) m or f
• Hungarian: mikrokozmikus
• Volapük: smalavolik, mikrokosmodik

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French microcosmique.

Adjective

microcosmic m or n (feminine singular microcosmică, masculine plural microcosmici, feminine/neuter plural microcosmice)

1. microcosmic

Declension

Declension of microcosmic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	microcosmic		microcosmică	microcosmici	microcosmice
	definite	microcosmicul		microcosmica	microcosmicii	microcosmicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	microcosmic		microcosmice	microcosmici	microcosmice
	definite	microcosmicului		microcosmicei	microcosmicilor	microcosmicelor