-iche

See also: iche

French

Etymology

Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -itia.

Suffix

-iche

1. Forming colloquial nouns and adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect.

Derived terms

• French terms suffixed with -iche

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-iche

1. Alternative form of -yssh

References

• “-ish, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 June 2018.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-iche

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

References

• “-i, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-i(e, (suf.2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• -aiche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [içə]

Suffix

-iche

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

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -iche

Related terms

• -adair
• -air
• -aire
• -ear