-ico
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Galician [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin.
Suffix [edit]
-ico m (feminine counterpart -ica)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
Derived terms [edit]
Category Galician words suffixed with -ico not found
Italian [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ico m (feminine -ica, masculine plural -ici, feminine plural -iche)
Derived terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-icō
- dative masculine singular of -icus
- dative neuter singular of -icus
- ablative masculine singular of -icus
- ablative neuter singular of -icus
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin, from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos, *-iḱos.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Brazil) IPA: /i.ku/
- (South Brazil) IPA: /i.ko/
- Note: Words with this suffix are usually proparoxytones.
Suffix [edit]
-ico m (feminine -ica plural -icos feminine plural -icas)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
Derived terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
Suffix [edit]
-ico m (feminine counterpart -ica)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
- usually derogative diminutive suffix; added to nouns to form nouns
Usage notes [edit]
In definition 1, stress will fall on the syllable before the suffix (e.g. cuántico, with emphasis on /a/). For definition 2, stress falls on the first syllable of the suffix (e.g. marica, with emphasis on /i/).
