-ick
See also: ick
English
editSuffix
edit-ick
Usage notes
edit- Generally, the k fell out of use by the end of the 19th century, with a few exceptions, such as magick and mystick. However, the ending k exists in derived terms ending in -ed, -er and -ing to clarify that the pronunciation does not sound as s (e.g. "trafficking", "panicked").
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editterms related to the suffix -ick
- academick
- acoustick
- ænigmatick
- agarick
- agrestick
- algebraick
- aloetick
- alphabetick
- analytick
- angelick
- antagonistick
- antick
- apologetick
- archbishoprick
- Arabick
- aromatick
- arsenick
- ascetick
- asthmatick
- astronomick
- atheistick
- athletick
- Atlantick
- aquatick
- aristocratick
- astrologick
- authentick
- automatick
- bibliographick
- bishoprick
- bombastick
- botanick
- cathartick
- caustick
- centrick
- chaotick
- characteristick
- chronick
- chronologick
- classick
- clerick
- colick
- comedick
- critick
- cryptick
- cubick
- cylindrick
- cynick
- democratick
- despotick
- diabolick
- diagnostick
- dialectick
- didactick
- diplomatick
- diuretick
- domestick
- Dorick
- dramatick
- drastick
- dynamick
- ecclesiastick
- eccentrick
- eclectick
- ecliptick
- economick
- ecstatick
- elastick
- electrick
- emetick
- empirick
- endemick
- energetick
- enigmatick
- enthusiastick
- epick
- epidemick
- epileptick
- episodick
- epispastick
- Erick
- erratick
- escharotick
- esoterick
- ethnick
- ethick
- etymologick
- exoterick
- exotick
- extatick
- extrinsick
- fabrick
- fanatick
- fantastick
- forensick
- frantick
- Frederick
- Fredrick
- frenetick
- frigorifick
- frolick
- Gallick
- garlick
- gastrick
- Gaulick
- genealogick
- generick
- geocentrick
- geographick
- georgick
- gigantick
- Gothick
- graphick
- gymnastick
- gymnick
- hæretick
- harmonick
- hectick
- heliocentrick
- heretick
- hermetick
- heroick
- hieroglyphick
- historick
- histrionick
- horrifick
- hydraulick
- hydrostatick
- hyperbolick
- hypercritick
- hypothetick
- hysterick
- iambick
- identick
- idiomatick
- idiotick
- impolitick
- intrinsick
- Ionick
- ironick
- italick
- Judaick
- laick
- lethargick
- logick
- lyrick
- macaronick
- magick
- magnetick
- magnifick
- majestick
- mathematick
- mechanick
- melancholick
- mesenterick
- metallick
- metaphysick
- mimetick
- mimick
- mnemonick
- monastick
- morbifick
- mosaick
- mundick
- musick
- mystick
- mythologick
- narcotick
- necromantick
- nephritick
- noetick
- nomadick
- obstetrick
- œconomick
- omnifick
- ophthalmick
- optick
- organick
- orthoepick
- orthographick
- pacifick
- panegyrick
- panick
- paralytick
- paregorick
- pathetick
- pathologick
- patriotick
- patronymick
- pedantick
- periodick
- peripatetick
- peristaltick
- phantastick
- phlegmatick
- phlogistick
- philippick
- philosophick
- phrenetick
- phthisick
- phylosophick
- physick
- physiologick
- Pindarick
- pilgarlick
- plastick
- Platonick
- pleuritick
- pneumatick
- poetick
- polemick
- politick
- prismatick
- problematick
- prognostick
- prolifick
- prophetick
- psychologick
- publick
- quadratick
- relick
- republick
- rhetorick
- rheumatick
- rhombick
- Romantick
- romantick
- rubrick
- rustick
- satirick
- Satanick
- sarcastick
- saick
- Sapphick
- scenick
- scenographick
- sceptick
- schismatick
- scientifick
- seraphick
- scholastick
- septick
- skeptick
- socratick
- soporifick
- specifick
- spermatick
- spherick
- splenetick
- splenick
- sporadick
- statick
- statistick
- Stoick
- stomachick
- styptick
- sudorifick
- sympathetick
- symptomatick
- syndick
- syntactick
- systematick
- tactick
- technick
- terrifick
- Teutonick
- theatrick
- theologick
- theoretick
- therapeutick
- thoracick
- tonick
- topick
- traffick
- tragick
- trochaick
- tropick
- tunick
- tyrannick
- unprolifick
- unpublick
- unscholastick
- vitriolick