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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ικος, akin to English -ish and -y, German -isch and -ig, and various suffixes in other Indo-European languages.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-icus m. (feminine -ica, neuter -icum); first/second declension
- Belonging to.
- Derived from.
- Of or pertaining to; connected with; -ish.
Usage notes
The suffix -icus is added to a noun, adjective, verb, etc., to form an adjective.
- Examples:
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | -icus | -ica | -icum | -icī | -icae | -ica | |
| genitive | -icī | -icae | -icī | -icōrum | -icārum | -icōrum | |
| dative | -icō | -icae | -icō | -icīs | -icīs | -icīs | |
| accusative | -icum | -icam | -icum | -icōs | -icās | -ica | |
| ablative | -icō | -icā | -icō | -icīs | -icīs | -icīs | |
| vocative | -ice | -ica | -icum | -icī | -icae | -ica | |
Synonyms
Descendants
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