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-ice

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English

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Etymology

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    Derived from Latin -itia.

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    -ice

    1. (no longer productive) Forms abstract nouns.

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    Czech

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Czech -icě, from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

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    -ice f (noun-forming suffix)

    1. suffix indicating that the word is of the feminine gender

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    Latin

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    -ice

    1. vocative masculine singular of -icus

    Middle English

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    -ice

    1. alternative form of -ik

    Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece),[1] from Latin -itiem. The /i/ may reflect influence from -iço. Compare Spanish -ez.

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    -ice f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ices)

    1. forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness
      Synonyms: -idade, -eira
      imundo (filthy) + ‎-ice → ‎imundice (filth)
      burro (dumb) + ‎-ice → ‎burrice (dumbness)
      mesmo (same) + ‎-ice → ‎mesmice (sameness)
    2. forms nouns denoting an act or behaviour that is typical of the suffixed noun
      Synonyms: -agem, -ismo
      gordo (fat person) + ‎-ice → ‎gordice (fat behaviour or act)

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    References

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    1. ^ Malkiel, Yakov. 1983. Alternatives to the classic dichotomy family tree/wave theory? The Romance evidence. In Rauch, Irmengard & Carr, Gerald F. (eds.), Language Change, 192–256. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. §4.

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