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-etic

UK/ˈɛt.ɪk/

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Australia/ˈet.ɪk/

-etic suffix: used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis and -esy.

Suffix

-etic (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -etic, superlative most -etic)

  1. Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis and -esy.

Forms of -etic

comparativemore -etic
superlativemost -etic

Origin of -etic

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ητικός (-ētikós).

Questions about -etic

What does -etic mean?
-etic means used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis and -esy.
What part of speech is -etic?
-etic is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -etic?
-etic is pronounced /ˈɛt.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near -etic in the dictionary

  1. -esy
  2. -et
  3. -ete
  4. -eth
  5. -ethidine
  6. -etic
  7. -etidine
  8. -etine
  9. -etta
  10. -ette
  11. -ety

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