-rice

See also: rice, RICE, Rice, and ricé

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /riːt͡ʃe/

SuffixEdit

-rīċe n

1. (combining form) suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion.

   bisċoprīċe "a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop"

DeclensionEdit

Declension of -rice (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-rīċe	-rīċu
accusative	-rīċe	-rīċu
genitive	-rīċes	-rīċa
dative	-rīċe	-rīċum

Derived termsEdit

► Old English words suffixed with -rice

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: -riche, -rike
  • English: -ric