adj
Meaning 1
Passive; suffering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pathic
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UK: /ˈpæθɪk/
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rhymes with -æθɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to disease.
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of bottom: a passive usually-male partner in homosexual anal intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bottom
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History
Etymology
From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to feel, to suffer”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: παθικός (pathikós) — passive man partner in anal intercourse