-tic
Word Origin
1
a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of Greek origin (analytic), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.
Origin
< Greek -tikos, extracted from adjectives derived with -ikos -ic from agent nouns ending in -tēs; cf. hieratic
Related Words
- -otic
- acoustic
- algetic
- anabatic
- analeptic
- antipyrotic
后缀：-tic [形容词后缀]
表示属于...的、有...性质的、与...有关的，与-ic同
Asiatic 亚洲的，属于亚洲的
dramatic 戏剧（性）的
romantic 浪漫的，传奇的
paraphrastic 意译的
cinematic 电影的
schematic 纲要的
asthmatic 患哮喘病的
operatic 歌剧的