granitic
/ɡɹəˈnɪtɪk/gruh-NIH-tik
/ɡɹəˈnɪtɪk/gruh-NIH-tik
Meaningrelating to grainy stone
Common meaning: relating to granite
- grana seed, grainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 824 · scan
- itadjective ending (Latin past participle -itus)
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latingrānum‘a seed, grain’
- Englishgranite‘a hard, grainy rock’
- Englishformed in English from granitegranitic‘relating to granite’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to grainy stone. It can be inferred from any of: granite.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from granite + -ic (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- grānum Latin “a seed, grain”
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