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English
Etymology
-ate + -ic. Doublet of -age.
Suffix
-atic
- Alternative form of -tic
Derived terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the older form -atec, from Latin -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare Aromanian -atic.
Pronunciation
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.
- iarnă (“winter”) + -atic → iernatic (“of the winter, hibernal”)
- toamnă (“autumn”) + -atic → tomnatic (“of the autumn, autumnal”)
- zână (“fairy”) + -atic → zănatic (“crazy”)
Declension
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