-atic

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • -atec

Etymology

From the older form -atec, from Latin -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare Aromanian -atic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.tik/

Suffix

-atic m or n (feminine singular -atică, masculine plural -atici, feminine and neuter plural -atice)

  1. (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
declension of -atic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite -atic -atică -atici -atice
definite -aticul -atica -aticii -aticele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite -atic -atice -atici -atice
definite -aticului -aticei -aticilor -aticelor

Derived terms
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