phtisique

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fti.zik/

Adjective

phtisique (plural phtisiques)

  1. (medicine, archaic) phthisic

Further reading

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