-ice
English edit
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-ice
- (obsolete) forms abstract nouns
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Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.
Pronunciation edit
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-ice f (noun-forming suffix)
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Further reading edit
- Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, I., Naše řeč (1932)
- Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, II., Naše řeč (1932)
- -ice in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Latin edit
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-ice
Middle English edit
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-ice
- Alternative form of -ik
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Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece),[1] from Latin -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from -iço. Compare Spanish -ez.
Suffix edit
-ice f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ices)
- forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness
- forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun
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References edit
- ^ 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.