-rice
DutchEdit
SuffixEdit
-rice
- female form of -eur
FrenchEdit
SuffixEdit
-rice
- female equivalent of -eur
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
SuffixEdit
-rice
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -riche
Old EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -rȳċe – rare
EtymologyEdit
From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-rīċe
- (combining form) suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion, equivalent to English -dom
- bisċoprīċe ― a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop
DeclensionEdit
Declension of -rice (strong ja-stem)