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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-tic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
-tic
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a

suffix

Forms adjectives from nouns ending with ‘-ism’, replacing this ending with ‘-istic’

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic From Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-atic (alternative)

Questions

What does -tic mean?
Forms adjectives from nouns ending with -sis, -o, or -a
Where does -tic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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