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hippic

Syllables: hipp·ic/ˈhɪpɪk/

hippic adjective: relating to horses or horse-riding.

Adjective

hippic (comparative more hippic, superlative most hippic)

  1. Relating to horses or horse-riding.
  2. (dated, humorous) Relating to horse racing.

Synonyms of hippic

All synonyms of hippic

Forms of hippic

comparativemore hippic
superlativemost hippic

Origin of hippic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse; stallion”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns).

Words formed from hippic

Questions about hippic

What does hippic mean?
Hippic means relating to horses or horse-riding.
What part of speech is hippic?
Hippic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hippic?
Hippic is pronounced /ˈhɪpɪk/ (UK).

Words near hippic in the dictionary

  1. hippiatrical
  2. hippiatrics
  3. hippiatrist
  4. hippiatrists
  5. hippiatry
  6. hippic
  7. hippid
  8. hippidiform
  9. hippidiforms
  10. hippids
  11. hippie

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