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Latin
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *-fakos, from earlier *θakos. Related to *fakiō and -fex.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ficus m (feminine -fica, neuter -ficum)
- Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making.
Usage notes
- Adjectives derived with this suffix can indicate the quality of imparting the quality or state expressed by the root:
- Example:
- bene (“well, good”) → beneficus (“beneficent”, literally “that does good”)
- Adjectives derived with this suffix have infix -ent- before their comparative and superlative suffixes
- Example:
- magnificus (“great, noble”) → magnificentior, magnificentissimus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
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