-ico
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[edit] Galician
[edit] Etymology
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin.
[edit] Suffix
-ico m. (feminine counterpart -ica)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
[edit] Italian
[edit] Suffix
-ico m, -ica f, -ici m plural, -iche f plural
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Latin
[edit] Suffix
-icō
- dative masculine singular of -icus
- dative neuter singular of -icus
- ablative masculine singular of -icus
- ablative neuter singular of -icus
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin, from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos, *-iḱos.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA: /i.ku/
- (South Brazil) IPA: /i.ko/
- Note: Words with this suffix are usually proparoxytones.
[edit] Suffix
-ico m. (feminine -ica plural -icos feminine plural -icas)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
[edit] Suffix
-ico m. (feminine counterpart -ica)
- -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives
- 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/).
