potamicadj.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˈtamɪk/,

/pɒˈtamɪk/, U.S.

/pəˈtæmɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποταμός , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ποταμός river, of uncertain origin + -ic suffix.

Of or relating to rivers; riverine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective]

fluviala1398

floodyc1420

fluviatile1599

fluminal1633

amnic1656

rivery1663

riverain1852

riverine1853

potamic1883

fluvicoline1897

1883 J. R. Seeley Expansion of Eng. 87 In the school of Carl Ritter, much has been said of three stages of civilisation determined by geographical conditions, the potamic which clings to rivers, the thalassic which grows up around inland seas, and lastly the oceanic.

1937 A. D. Fraser in Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. (1940) 44 261/1 (title) The potamic system of the Trojan plain.

1966 W. H. Auden in To Nevill Coghill from Friends 154 Ambling in Oxford's Potamic meadows.

1998 Geogr. Rev. 88 580 The America colonized by Europeans was by definition a water-based—that is, a potamic—civilization.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potamic
释义	potamicadj. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˈtamɪk/, /pɒˈtamɪk/, U.S. /pəˈtæmɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ποταμός , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ποταμός river, of uncertain origin + -ic suffix. Of or relating to rivers; riverine. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] fluviala1398 floodyc1420 fluviatile1599 fluminal1633 amnic1656 rivery1663 riverain1852 riverine1853 potamic1883 fluvicoline1897 1883 J. R. Seeley Expansion of Eng. 87 In the school of Carl Ritter, much has been said of three stages of civilisation determined by geographical conditions, the potamic which clings to rivers, the thalassic which grows up around inland seas, and lastly the oceanic. 1937 A. D. Fraser in Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. (1940) 44 261/1 (title) The potamic system of the Trojan plain. 1966 W. H. Auden in To Nevill Coghill from Friends 154 Ambling in Oxford's Potamic meadows. 1998 Geogr. Rev. 88 580 The America colonized by Europeans was by definition a water-based—that is, a potamic—civilization. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883
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