-ický

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See also: icky and -ičký

Czech

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin -icus and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) under influence of -cký, a variant of -ský. Some uses can be analyzed as -ika + -cký. Cognates include French -ique, English -ical, Italian -ico and Spanish -ico.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ický (adjective-forming suffix)

  1. -ic,-ical (of or relating to)
    dualista + ‎-ický → ‎dualistický
    practicus + ‎-ický → ‎praktický

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