-icus

See also: ICUs

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin -icus.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-icus

-ic or ician

Derived terms

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Latin

Etymology

From i-stem + -cus, occurring in some original case and later used freely. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Proto-Germanic *-igaz (Old High German and Old English -ig, Gothic -𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (-eigs)).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i.kus/, [ɪ.kʊs] (stressed on the antepenult)

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:

‎ūnus (“one”) + ‎-icus → ‎ūnicus (“single, unique”)

‎amō (“I love”) + ‎-icus → ‎amīcus (“loving, friendly”)

‎Gallia (“Gaul”) + ‎-icus → ‎gallicus (“Gallic, Gaulish”)

‎metallum (“metal”) + ‎-icus → ‎metallicus (“metallic”)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
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

-ānus, -ēnsis

Derived terms

-ticus
- -āticus

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Descendants

Aromanian: -ic
Asturian: -icu
Catalan: -ic
English: -ic, -ick (Obsolete)
French: -ique (borrowed)
Galician: -ico

Italian: -ico
Portuguese: -ico, -ego
Romanian: -ec, -ic
Spanish: -ico
Venetian: -ego