-ice

suffix

Forms abstract nouns.

OriginAnglo-Norman -ice ← Old French -ice ← Latin -īcius →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. idiomaticForms abstract nouns.

Origin

  1. Latin-itia“noun suffix denoting condition”
  2. Latin-īcius“adjective suffix”
  3. Old French-ice
  4. Anglo-Norman-ice
  5. English-ice

From Anglo-Norman -ice and Old French -ice, from either (1) Latin -īcius (“adjective suffix”), from -īcus + -ius or (2) Latin -itia (“noun suffix denoting condition”).

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APA

-ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ice

MLA

“-ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ice.

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