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-ice
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Appendix:Variations of "ice"
English
Etymology
From en xno -ice and en fro -ice, from either (1) en la -īcius adjective suffix, from la -īcus -ius 1 or (2) en la -itia noun suffix denoting condition.
Suffix
en no longer productive Forms abstract nouns.
Derived terms
en avarice justice malice pederastice service matrician patrician patriciate precipice solstice
Anagrams
en cei CEI EIC IEC
Czech
Etymology
cs :inh zlw-ocs:-icě 2 1
Pronunciation
cs ɪtsɛ
Suffix
f
suffix indicating that the word is of the feminine gender
Declension
f
Derived terms
cs
Further reading
2642 Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, I. 1932
2653 Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, II. 1932
Latin
Pronunciation
-ice
Suffix
la suffix form
la -icus voc m s
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ik
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt -ícia -ície
Etymology
From pt roa-opt -ice (also roa-opt -ece),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. from pt la -ities -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from pt -iço. Compare es -ez.
Suffix
f -,+
forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness
pt -idade -eira
pt imundo filthy imundice filth
pt burro dumb burrice dumbness
pt mesmo same mesmice sameness
forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun
pt -agem -ismo
pt gordo fat person gordice fat behaviour or act
Derived terms
pt
References
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Suffix
es suffix form
-izar