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Appendix:Variations of "ico"
Galician
Etymology
gl la -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin.
Suffix
-ic; forms adjectives from nouns
Derived terms
gl
Interlingua
Etymology
ia en -ic, ia fr -ique, ia it,pt,es -ico, ia ru -ик,
all ultimately from ia la -icum, from la -icus.
Pronunciation
ia /i.ko/
Suffix
n
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a person occupied with a science or study; -ic, -ician, -ian
ia historia history historico historian
ia theoria theory theorico theoretician
Usage notes
The stressed syllable in words formed with ia -ico is the antepenult, i.e. the syllable prior to the suffix.
A corresponding nominal suffix denoting a particular science or study is ia -ica while the corresponding adjectival suffix is ia -ic.
Derived terms
ia
References
Italian
Etymology
it -ic :uder la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix>
it la -icus.
Pronunciation
[i̇]
Suffix
-ic
Derived terms
it
Suffix
it suffix form
it -icare -icàre first-person singular present
Anagrams
it cio ciò coi
Latin
Pronunciation
-icō
Etymology 1
la first-conjugation suffix suffix -icō :af <alt:-ic-> -ō<id:denominative>
From la -ō suffixed to words with stems ending in la -ic (including la -icus), which was reinterpreted as part of the suffix.
Suffix
1+ -icō
forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes with frequentative meaning
la fodiō + la -icō → la fodicō
la albus + la -icō → la albicō
Conjugation
1+ -icō
Derived terms
la
Descendants
ca -egar
it -icare
scn -icari
Etymology 2
la 1
Suffix
la suffix form -icō
la -icus dat//abl m//n s
Polish
Pronunciation
Suffix
pl suffix form
pl -ica voc s
Portuguese
Etymology 1
pt adjective :lbor la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix> 1 suffix
pt la -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin, from pt ine-pro *-ikos *-ikos, *-iḱos.
Pronunciation
-i̇co<q:stressed on the antepenultimate syllable>
pt -i co
Suffix
-ic; -ical of or relating to [the suffixed noun]
Derived terms
pt adjective
Etymology 2
pt diminutive suffix
Pronunciation
-ico
pt -i co
Suffix
m +
irregular diminutive suffix, often forming new senses rather than semantic diminutives
pt burro donkey burrico small donkey
pt verão summer veranico Indian summer
pt furo hole furico colloquial, euphemistic: anus
Usage notes
false
Derived terms
pt diminutive
Further reading
pt diminutive suffixes
Spanish
Pronunciation
raw:/iko/,raw:[i.ko]<rhyme:iko><hyph:-i.co><audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rubýñ--ico.wav<a:Costa Rica>>
Etymology 1
es adjectival suffix :bor la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix> 1
es la -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
Suffix
forms adjectives from nouns; -ic
es fotografía fotográfico photograph photographic
Usage notes
The stress will fall on the syllable before the suffix (e.g. es cuántico, with emphasis on /a/). Contrast Etymology 2, with stress on the suffix.
Etymology 2
es noun suffix :bor la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix> :influence lad:-iko :influence es:-ito<id:noun diminutive> 1
Related to lad -iko, which serves as the equivalent of es -ito.
Suffix
m
es Murcia Granada Navarre Aragón Cuba Colombia Venezuela Costa Rica diminutive suffix, pejorative in certain regions; forms nouns from nouns; replaces standard Spanish suffix es -ito (in Cuba/Colombia/Venezuela/Costa Rica, it is only used with words that end in /t/, e.g. gato > gatico; but perro > perrito.
Usage notes
The stress falls on the first syllable of the suffix (e.g. es marica, with emphasis on /i/). Contrast Etymology 1, with stress on the syllable preceding the suffix.
Derived terms
es
Further reading
-aico
es pejorative suffixes