-theticcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek -θετικός, θετικός.

Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek -θετικός, combining form (in e.g. νομοθετικός nomothetic adj.) < θετικός that can be placed < θε- , stem of τιθέναι to place + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs; compare -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek θέσις (see thesis n.). Compare post-classical Latin -theticus (forms in which are found from the 16th cent., e.g. nomotheticus ). Compare -thetical comb. form.Found in borrowings ultimately from Greek from the 17th cent., e.g. antithetic adj., nomothetic adj., and also in analogous formations after words in -thesis , e.g. antimetathetic adj. Such formations become more common in the 19th cent., e.g. parathetic adj., mesothetic adj.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘placed or positioned (in a manner indicated by the first element)’, as idiothetic adj., monothetic adj., polythetic adj., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	-thetic
释义	-theticcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek -θετικός, θετικός. Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek -θετικός, combining form (in e.g. νομοθετικός nomothetic adj.) < θετικός that can be placed < θε- , stem of τιθέναι to place + -τικός , suffix forming adjectives from verbs; compare -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek θέσις (see thesis n.). Compare post-classical Latin -theticus (forms in which are found from the 16th cent., e.g. nomotheticus ). Compare -thetical comb. form.Found in borrowings ultimately from Greek from the 17th cent., e.g. antithetic adj., nomothetic adj., and also in analogous formations after words in -thesis , e.g. antimetathetic adj. Such formations become more common in the 19th cent., e.g. parathetic adj., mesothetic adj. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘placed or positioned (in a manner indicated by the first element)’, as idiothetic adj., monothetic adj., polythetic adj., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form
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