ecumenic
English
Alternative forms
- œcumenic (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique.[1] By surface analysis, ecumene + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk/, /ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/[1]
Adjective
ecumenic (not comparable)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
ecumenical — see ecumenical
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ecumenic, œcumenic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Friulian
Pronunciation
Adjective
ecumenic
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French œcuménique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kuˈme.nik/
Adjective
ecumenic m or n (feminine singular ecumenică, masculine plural ecumenici, feminine and neuter plural ecumenice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenică | ecumenici | ecumenice | |||
| definite | ecumenicul | ecumenica | ecumenicii | ecumenicele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenice | ecumenici | ecumenice | |||
| definite | ecumenicului | ecumenicei | ecumenicilor | ecumenicelor | ||||
Further reading
- “ecumenic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025