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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -īcius. Doublet of -izio, which was borrowed.
Suffix
-iccio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iccia, masculine plural -icci, feminine plural -icce)
-iccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -icci)
- a slightly diminutive-pejorative suffix used to form adjectives and nouns, denoting approximation
- malato (“sick”) + -iccio → malaticcio (“sickly”)
- bruno (“brown”) + -iccio → bruniccio (“dull brown”)
- (no longer productive, rare) forms relational adjectives
- massa + -iccio → massiccio (“massive, solid”)
- fatto + -iccio → fatticcio (“big, strong, robust (rare)”)
- attaches to past participles to form adjectives meaning “-able”, “prone to”, “characterized by”, or similar; sometimes forms nouns
- appiccato + -iccio → appiccaticcio
- levato + -iccio → levaticcio
Derived terms