-ичен

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Formed from a blend of Latin -icus (-ical) +‎ -ен (-en, native Bulgarian adjectival suffix), appended to nouns of Latinate origin to form related adjectives. The ⟨c⟩ in Latin -icus—pronounced as /k/—is palatalized to ч (č) because of the subsequent ⟨е⟩, which effects the Slavic first palatalization.

Pronunciation

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  • This suffix always takes the stress of whatever word it is used to form.
  • IPA(key): [-ˈit͡ʃɛn]
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  • Syllabification: и‧чен
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃɛn

Suffix

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-ичен (-ičen)

  1. -ical (adjective-forming suffix)

Derived terms

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