Titanic

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tītănʹĭk IPA(key): /taɪˈtænɪk/ Rhymes: -ænɪk Hyphenation: Ti‧tan‧ic === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin Titanicus, or its etymon Ancient Greek Τιτανικός (Titanikós, “of or relating to the Titans”), from Τιτᾶνες (Titânes, “Titans”) + -ικός (-ikós, “suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives”). Τιτᾶνες (Titânes) is the nominative or vocative plural of Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “a Titan”), and then possibly: from τῐ́σῐς (tĭ́sĭs, “payment; atonement, penalty, punishment, retribution, reward; vengeance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay; to avenge”); or from τιταίνω (titaínō, “to extend, stretch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to extend, stretch; to spread; to exert, push to the limit, strain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to extend, stretch”); or from τίτο (títo, “sun; day”), originally borrowed from Anatolian. The English word is analyzable as Titan +‎ -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). ==== Adjective ==== Titanic (not generally comparable, comparative more Titanic, superlative most Titanic) (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Synonyms: (archaic) Titanian, titanical (by extension) (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. (having great size): Synonyms: (archaic) Titanian, titanical; see also Thesaurus:large (having great size): Antonyms: see Thesaurus:small (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. ===== Alternative forms ===== titanic ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship. ==== Proper noun ==== the Titanic The RMS Titanic, an ocean liner, thought by the public to be unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Titanic (plural Titanics) A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === Titanic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Tanitic == Hungarian == === Etymology === From English Titanic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtitɒnik] Hyphenation: Ti‧ta‧nic Rhymes: -ik === Proper noun === Titanic Titanic (ship) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== titanicos (Compound words): Titanic-katasztrófa == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Titanic. The pronunciation in /-it͡ʃ/ is caused by false analogy with the Serbo-Croatian surname ending -ić, usually misspelled as -ic in Italian print. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈta.nik/, /tajˈta.nik/, (erroneous) /tiˈta.nit͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -anik, (erroneous) -anitʃ Hyphenation: Ti‧tà‧nic === Proper noun === Titanic m Titanic (ship) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Titanic. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Titanic m Titanic (ship)