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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.ti.kaː/
- Hyphenation: ethi‧ca
Noun
ethica f (uncountable)
- ethics
- Synonym: ethiek
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: etika (“ethics”)
Noun
ethica f (plural ethica's, masculine ethicus)
- female ethicist, woman studying ethics