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-atic

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See also: atic and àtic

English

Etymology

Rebracketing of -tic after Greek words ending in -μα (-ma), such as problematic; extended to new environments in modern scientific coinages as such lymphatic; likely reanalyzed as if from -ate +‎ -ic.

Suffix

-atic

Alternative form of -tic.

Derived terms

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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/neuter plural -atice)

(unproductive) Used to form some adjectives (and sometimes nouns derived from them) meaning "of", "like", "characteristic of", etc.
‎iarnă (“winter”) + ‎-atic → ‎iernatic (“of the winter, hibernal”)

‎toamnă (“autumn”) + ‎-atic → ‎tomnatic (“of the autumn, autumnal”)

‎zână (“fairy”) + ‎-atic → ‎zănatic (“crazy”)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -atic

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