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-tic

-tic suffix: forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a.

Suffix

-tic

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a
  2. Forms adjectives from nouns ending with ‘-ism’, replacing this ending with ‘-istic’

Forms of -tic

alternative form-atic

Origin of -tic

From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós).

Questions about -tic

What does -tic mean?
-tic means forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a.
What part of speech is -tic?
-tic is a suffix.

Words near -tic in the dictionary

  1. -thiouracil
  2. -thon
  3. -thrin
  4. -thymia
  5. -tiazem
  6. -tic
  7. -tide
  8. -tidine
  9. -ties
  10. -time
  11. -tinib

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