-icare

See also: icare and Icare

Italian

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin verb ending -icāre. Surface analysis: -ic(o) (“-ic”, adjective-forming derivational suffix) +‎ -are (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈkare/, [iˈkäː.r̺e]
• Hyphenation: -i‧cà‧re

Suffix

-icare

1. Used to derive verbs related to a root noun or adjective.

   neve (“snow”) → nevicare (“to snow”)

   decuplo (“tenfold, decuple”) → decuplicare (“to tenfold, decuple”)