-ergicsuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -εργος , ἔργον , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -εργος, combining form (in e.g. ἄνεργος : see anergia n.) of ἔργον work (see erg n.¹) + -ic suffix.Formations with reference to neurotransmission are found from the 1930s (earliest in adrenergic adj., cholinergic adj.). Compare earlier formations in more general senses (usually after a noun in -ergy ), e.g. energic adj., synergic adj., allergic adj., etc. In Greek the suffix -εργικός ( < -εργος + -ικός -ic suffix) generally combined with the preceding connective -ο- -o- connective to form -ουργικός (giving in English -urgic ): compare -urgy comb. form.

Physiology.

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Forming adjectives relating to neurotransmission involving the substance specified by the first element, as adrenergic adj., cholinergic adj., monoaminergic adj., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	-ergic
释义	-ergicsuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -εργος , ἔργον , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek -εργος, combining form (in e.g. ἄνεργος : see anergia n.) of ἔργον work (see erg n.¹) + -ic suffix.Formations with reference to neurotransmission are found from the 1930s (earliest in adrenergic adj., cholinergic adj.). Compare earlier formations in more general senses (usually after a noun in -ergy ), e.g. energic adj., synergic adj., allergic adj., etc. In Greek the suffix -εργικός ( < -εργος + -ικός -ic suffix) generally combined with the preceding connective -ο- -o- connective to form -ουργικός (giving in English -urgic ): compare -urgy comb. form. Physiology. Categories » Forming adjectives relating to neurotransmission involving the substance specified by the first element, as adrenergic adj., cholinergic adj., monoaminergic adj., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < suffix
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