-ice

Morpheme

-ice

Type

suffix

Denotation

abstract noun suffix

Etymology

Middle English -ice, -ise, -is; Anglo-Norman and Old French -ice, -ise; Latin -itium, from -itia, from -ia

Evidence

avarice, justice, malice, novice, service, solstice

See Also

-ess, -esse, -ezza

Homographs

Ice, -ice, -ic(e) [-ice, -ic]

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