-ics

See also: ics, ICS, and ICs

English

Etymology

From ic (“related or pertaining to”).

Suffix

-ics

Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.
Synonym: -logy
Forms nouns referring to activities.

Derived terms

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Translations

fields of knowledge or practice

Czech: -ika, -ie
Esperanto: -iko, -scienco
Finnish: -iikka
French: -ique (fr)
Galician: -ica f

German: -ik (de)
Hungarian: -ika
Russian: -ика (-ika)
Swedish: -tik

Anagrams

CIS, CSI, SCI, SIC, Sci., cis, cis-, sci, sci., sic

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