-ticus

See also: Ticuș and Țicuș

Latin

Etymology

From -t(us) +‎ -icus, occurring in some original case and later used freely.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ticus (feminine -tica, neuter -ticum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. enlarged form of -cus
    rūs + ‎-ticus → ‎rūsticus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -ticus -tica -ticum -ticī -ticae -tica
genitive -ticī -ticae -ticī -ticōrum -ticārum -ticōrum
dative -ticō -ticae -ticō -ticīs
accusative -ticum -ticam -ticum -ticōs -ticās -tica
ablative -ticō -ticā -ticō -ticīs
vocative -tice -tica -ticum -ticī -ticae -tica

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ticus

Descendants

  • Old French: -égeo, -edgeo, -edgio
    • French: -ège
  • Italian: -tico
  • Occitan: -tge
  • Portuguese: -tico
  • Spanish: -tico