-ice

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

English

Suffix

-ice

1. (obsolete) forms abstract nouns

Derived terms

• pederastice

Anagrams

• CEI, EIC, IEC

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

• Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, I., Naše řeč (1932)
• Přechylování jmen příponou -ice, II., Naše řeč (1932)
• -ice in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i.ke/, [ɪkɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.t͡ʃe/, [it͡ʃe]

Suffix

-ice

1. vocative masculine singular of -icus

Middle English

Suffix

-ice

1. Alternative form of -ik

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ícia, -ície

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ice (also -ece), 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