-atic

See also: atic and àtic

English

Etymology

-ate + -ic. Doublet of -age.

Suffix

-atic

  1. Alternative form of -tic

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -atic

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • -atec

Etymology

From the older form -atec, from Latin -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare Aromanian -atic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.tik/

Suffix

-atic m or n (feminine singular -atică, masculine plural -atici, feminine and neuter plural -atice)

  1. (unproductive) Used to form some adjectives (and sometimes nouns derived from them) meaning "of", "like", "characteristic of", etc.
    iarnă (winter) + -aticiernatic (of the winter, hibernal)
    toamnă (autumn) + -atictomnatic (of the autumn, autumnal)
    zână (fairy) + -aticzănatic (crazy)

Declension

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -atic
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.