ecumenic
English
Alternative forms
- œcumenic (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk/, /ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/[1]
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
ecumenical — see ecumenical
References
- “ecumenic, œcumenic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Friulian
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French œcuménique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kuˈme.nik/
Adjective
ecumenic m or n (feminine singular ecumenică, masculine plural ecumenici, feminine and neuter plural ecumenice)
Declension
Declension of ecumenic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenică | ecumenici | ecumenice | ||
| definite | ecumenicul | ecumenica | ecumenicii | ecumenicele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | ecumenic | ecumenice | ecumenici | ecumenice | ||
| definite | ecumenicului | ecumenicei | ecumenicilor | ecumenicelor | |||
Further reading
- ecumenic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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