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-ice

  1. (obsolete) forms abstract nouns

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

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-ice f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. suffix indicating that the word is of the feminine gender

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Latin

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-ice

  1. vocative masculine singular of -icus

Middle English

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-ice

  1. Alternative form of -ik

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece),[1] from Latin -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from -iço. Compare Spanish -ez.

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-ice f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ices)

  1. forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness
    Synonyms: -idade, -eira
    imundo (filthy) + ‎-ice → ‎imundice (filth)
    burro (dumb) + ‎-ice → ‎burrice (dumbness)
    mesmo (same) + ‎-ice → ‎mesmice (sameness)
  2. forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun
    Synonyms: -agem, -ismo
    gordo (fat person) + ‎-ice → ‎gordice (fat behaviour or act)

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References

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  1. ^ 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.