-ico

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Suffix 1.1.1 Derived terms 2 Latin 2.1 Suffix 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Suffix 3.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] Italian

[edit] Suffix

-ico m, -ica f, -ici m plural, -iche f plural

1. -ic

[edit] Derived terms

• accademico
• centrico
• chimico
• fonetico
• linguistico
• logico
• ottico

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Suffix

-icō

1. dative masculine singular of -icus
2. dative neuter singular of -icus
3. ablative masculine singular of -icus
4. ablative neuter singular of -icus

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.

[edit] Suffix

-ico m. (feminine counterpart -ica)

1. -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
2. usually derogative diminutive suffix; added to nouns to form nouns

[edit] Usage notes

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/).