-ичен
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Formed from a blend of Latin -icus (“-ical”) + -ен (-en, native Bulgarian adjectival suffix), appended to nouns of Latinate origin to form related adjectives. The ⟨c⟩ in Latin -icus—pronounced as /k/—is palatalized to ч (č) because of the subsequent ⟨е⟩, which effects the Slavic first palatalization.
Pronunciation edit
- This suffix always takes the stress of whatever word it is used to form.
- IPA(key): [-ˈit͡ʃɛn]
Audio (file) - Syllabification: и‧чен
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃɛn
Suffix edit
-ичен • (-ičen)
- -ical (adjective-forming suffix)