hippic

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse; stallion”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɪpɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪpɪk Hyphenation: hipp‧ic === Adjective === hippic (comparative more hippic, superlative most hippic) Relating to horses or horse-riding. (relating to horses): Synonyms: (more common) equine, horselike, (rare) horsely, (obsolete, rare) horsen, (the next two somewhat informal) horsey, horsy (relating to horse-riding): Synonym: equestrian (humorous, dated) Relating to horse racing. [chiefly 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== philhippic ==== Related terms ==== hippo- ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === horse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia equestrianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia