-ice

-ice

1. (obsolete) forms abstract nouns

• pederastice
• service

• CEI, EIC, IEC

Inherited from Old Czech -icě, from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

• IPA^(key): [ ɪt͡sɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪtsɛ

-ice f (noun-forming suffix)

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

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪ.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.t͡ʃe]

-ice

1. vocative masculine singular of -icus

-ice

1. alternative form of -ik

• -ícia, -ície

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

-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”)