-iticsuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ιτικός.

Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek -ιτικός, partly (in e.g. πολιτικός politic adj.) < -ίτης -ite suffix¹ + -ικός -ic suffix, and partly (in e.g. πλευριτικός pleuritic adj.¹) < -ῖτις -itis suffix + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin -iticus, Middle French, French -itique.Formations in English are found apparently from the 18th cent. (compare neuritic adj.¹, Sinaitic adj., pre-Adamitic adj.), or perhaps earlier (compare nabalitic adj.).

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘relating to or of the nature of (what is indicated by the first element)’, as Genesitic adj., Meroitic adj., neuritic adj.¹, rabitic adj., etc. Also occasionally forming related nouns, as Meroitic n., neuritic n., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	-itic
释义	-iticsuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ιτικός. Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek -ιτικός, partly (in e.g. πολιτικός politic adj.) < -ίτης -ite suffix¹ + -ικός -ic suffix, and partly (in e.g. πλευριτικός pleuritic adj.¹) < -ῖτις -itis suffix + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin -iticus, Middle French, French -itique.Formations in English are found apparently from the 18th cent. (compare neuritic adj.¹, Sinaitic adj., pre-Adamitic adj.), or perhaps earlier (compare nabalitic adj.). Forming adjectives with the sense ‘relating to or of the nature of (what is indicated by the first element)’, as Genesitic adj., Meroitic adj., neuritic adj.¹, rabitic adj., etc. Also occasionally forming related nouns, as Meroitic n., neuritic n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < suffix
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