-ice

Morpheme

-ice

Type

suffix

Denotation

abstract noun suffix

Etymology

Anglo-Norman and Old French -ice; Latin (1) -īcius, from -īcus + -ius and (2) -itium, -itia

Evidence

avarice, justice, malice, matrician, patrician, patriciate, service, solstice

See Also

-ess, -esse, -ezza

Homographs

Ice, -ice

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