αἱρετικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἱρέω (hairéō) +‎ -τικός (-tikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αἱρετῐκός • (hairetĭkósm (feminine αἱρετῐκή, neuter αἱρετῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. able to choose
  2. (Koine) heretical
  3. (Koine, nominalized) heretic
  4. (Byzantine) conditional

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: αιρετικός (airetikós)
  • Arabic: هَرْطَقَة (harṭaqa)
  • Medieval Latin: haereticus (see there for further descendants)
  • Macedonian: еретик (eretik)
  • Russian: ерети́к (jeretík)
  • Ukrainian: єрети́к (jeretýk)

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