See also: Ticuș and Țicuș

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From -t(us) +‎ -icus, occurring in some original case and later used freely.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ticus (feminine -tica, neuter -ticum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. enlarged form of -cus
    rūs + ‎-ticus → ‎rūsticus

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ticus -tica -ticum -ticī -ticae -tica
Genitive -ticī -ticae -ticī -ticōrum -ticārum -ticōrum
Dative -ticō -ticō -ticīs
Accusative -ticum -ticam -ticum -ticōs -ticās -tica
Ablative -ticō -ticā -ticō -ticīs
Vocative -tice -tica -ticum -ticī -ticae -tica

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old French: -égeo, -edgeo, -edgio
  • Italian: -tico
  • Occitan: -tge
  • Portuguese: -tico
  • Spanish: -tico