phtisique

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fti.zik/

Adjective

phtisique (plural phtisiques)

(medicine, archaic) phthisic

Further reading

“phtisique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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