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English
Suffix
-ice
- (obsolete) forms abstract nouns
Derived terms
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ice f (noun-forming suffix)
- suffix indicating that the word is of the feminine gender
Declension
Declension of -ice (soft feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ice
- vocative masculine singular of -icus
Middle English
Suffix
-ice
- Alternative form of -ik
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece), from Latin -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from -iço. Compare Spanish -ez.
Suffix
-ice f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ices)
- forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness
- Synonyms: -idade, -eira
- imundo (“filthy”) + -ice → imundice (“filth”)
- burro (“dumb”) + -ice → burrice (“dumbness”)
- mesmo (“same”) + -ice → mesmice (“sameness”)
- forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun
- Synonyms: -agem, -ismo
- gordo (“fat person”) + -ice → gordice (“fat behaviour or act”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Malkiel, Yakov. 1983. Alternatives to the classic dichotomy family tree/wave theory? The Romance evidence. In Rauch, Irmengard & Carr, Gerald F. (eds.), Language Change, 192–256. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. §4.