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hippic

/ˈhɪpɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hipp-ic
IPA
/ˈhɪpɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to horses or horse-riding.

adj

Relating to horse racing.

Dated; Humorous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse; stallion”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₁eḱ-, *h₁éḱwos

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɪpɪk/
  • British English: /ˈhɪpɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hippic (comparative) most hippic (superlative)

Derived Forms

philhippic

Phrases

hippo-

Frequently Paired Words

hippo-

Synonyms

equine horselike horsely horsen horsey horsy equestrian

Questions

How do you pronounce hippic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪpɪk/.
What does hippic mean?
Relating to horses or horse-riding.
Where does hippic come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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