ethica

See also: éthica

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ti.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: ethi‧ca

Noun

ethica f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. ethics

   Synonym: ethiek

Related terms

• ethiek
• ethisch
• ethos

Descendants

• → Indonesian: etika (“ethics”)

Noun

ethica f (plural ethica's, no diminutive, masculine ethicus)

1. female ethicist, woman studying ethics