-ic

Moldavian

/ik/

adj

Definitions

Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to".

Etymology

Derived from Latin -icus (adjectival suffix, -ic, -y, -ish, m).

Origin

Latin

-icus

Gloss

adjectival suffix, -ic, -y, -ish, m

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Pennsylvania English
-icus Latin
-ik German
-ico Italian
-icus Dutch, Flemish
-ique French
-ico Spanish, Castilian
-ικός Ancient Greek
*-iḱos, *-ikos Proto-Indo-European
*-ḱos, *-kos Proto-Indo-European
-ico Portuguese
-ický Czech
-ique Old French
-ic Catalan, Valencian
-ico Galician
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ Mongolian
-iko Ladino