-ice

See also: ice, ICE, icé, íce, ìce, Ice., and Appendix:Variations of "ice"

English

Suffix

-ice

  1. (obsolete) forms abstract nouns

Derived terms

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ ɪt͡sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪtsɛ

Suffix

-ice f (noun-forming suffix)

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

Declension
Declension of -ice (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative -ice -ice
genitive -ice -ic
dative -ici -icím
accusative -ici -ice
vocative -ice -ice
locative -ici -icích
instrumental -icí -icemi

Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -ice

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ice

  1. vocative masculine singular of -icus

Middle English

Suffix

-ice

  1. Alternative form of -ik

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Suffix

-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”)

Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ice

References
  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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