-iche

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French

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Etymology

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Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-iche f (plural -iches)

  1. forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect
    barbe (beard) + ‎-iche → ‎barbiche (goatee)

Suffix

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-iche (plural -iches)

  1. forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect
    Godon (surname) + ‎-iche → ‎godiche (clumsy, gawky)

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-iche

  1. Alternative form of -yssh

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-iche

  1. Alternative form of -y (e.g. differentliche)

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-iche

  1. Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’

Derived terms

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