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-ique

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ik/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

    Suffix

    -ique (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iques)

    1. forms adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical, -ish, -ly

    Etymology 2

    Substantivised feminine of the adjective.

    Suffix

    -ique f (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)

    1. forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice: -ics
      aéro- (aero-) + -naute (-naut) + -iqueaéronautique f (aeronautics)

    Derived terms

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    Middle English

    Suffix

    -ique

    1. alternative form of -ik

    Middle French

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old French -ique, a learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

      Suffix

      -ique

      1. used to form adjectives; -ic

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • French: -ique

      References

      • -ique on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

      Old French

      Etymology

        Learned borrowing from Latin -icus, from -cus, from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

        Suffix

        -ique

        1. used to form adjectives; -ic

        Derived terms

        Descendants

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