-ичен

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Formed from a blend of Latin -icus (-ical) +‎ -ен (-en, native Bulgarian adjectival suffix), appended to nouns of Latinate origin to form related adjectives. The ⟨c⟩ in Latin -icus—pronounced as /k/—is palatalized to ч (č) because of the subsequent ⟨е⟩, which effects the Slavic first palatalization.

Pronunciation

  • This suffix always takes the stress of whatever word it is used to form.
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  • Syllabification: и‧чен
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃɛn

Suffix

-ичен (-ičen)

  1. -ical (adjective-forming suffix)

Derived terms