-ik

German (Berlin)

/-ɪk/

suffix
Definitions
  • forms feminine nouns referring to fields of study
  • forms feminine collective nouns
  • forms feminine nouns referring to characteristics

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -icus (adjectival suffix, -ic, -y, -ish, m) borrowed from Ancient Greek -ικός (af, of pertaining to, relative to, pertaining to, -ic).

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ικός

Gloss

af, of pertaining to, relative to, pertaining to, -ic

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