-iche

See also: iche

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iʃ/

Suffix

-iche f (plural -iches)

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

Suffix

-iche (plural -iches)

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

Derived terms

  • French terms suffixed with -iche

Middle English

Suffix

-iche

  1. Alternative form of -yssh

Suffix

-iche

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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
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