-atic
English
Etymology
From -ate + -ic. Doublet of -age.
Suffix
-atic
- Alternative form of -tic.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -atic
Romanian
Alternative forms
- -atec
Etymology
From the older form -atec, from Latin -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare Aromanian -atic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.tik/
Suffix
-atic m or n (feminine singular -atică, masculine plural -atici, feminine and neuter plural -atice)
- (unproductive) Used to form some adjectives (and sometimes nouns derived from them) meaning "of", "like", "characteristic of", etc.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | -atic | -atică | -atici | -atice | |||
| definite | -aticul | -atica | -aticii | -aticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | -atic | -atice | -atici | -atice | |||
| definite | -aticului | -aticei | -aticilor | -aticelor | ||||
Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -atic