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Czech
Etymology
Probably from Latin -icus and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) under influence of -cký, a variant of -ský. Some uses can be analyzed as -ika + -cký. Cognates include French -ique, English -ical, Italian -ico and Spanish -ico.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ický (adjective-forming suffix)
- -ic,-ical (of or relating to)
- dualista + -ický → dualistický
- practicus + -ický → praktický
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