φυσικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φύσις (phúsis) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φῠσῐκός (phusikós) m (feminine φῠσῐκή, neuter φῠσῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn, native
    Antonyms: διδακτός (didaktós), νομικός (nomikós)
  2. physical, having to do with the study of the material world

Inflection

Descendants

  • Arabic: فِيزِيقَا (fīzīqā)
  • Greek: φυσικός (fysikós)
  • Armenian: ֆիզիկոս (fizikos)
  • Latin: physicus
  • Old Armenian: փիւսիկեան (pʿiwsikean), փիւսկեան (pʿiwskean)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós).

Adjective

φυσικός (fysikós) m (feminine φυσική, neuter φυσικό)

  1. natural, normal
    Synonym: φυσιολογικός (fysiologikós)
    Antonym: αφύσικος (afýsikos)
  2. physical (relating to physics)

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

φυσικός (fysikós) m or f (plural φυσικοί)

  1. physicist

Declension

Further reading

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