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-ice

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
-ice
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms abstract nouns.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

avarice justice malice matrician patrician patriciate pederastice precipice service solstice

Questions

What does -ice mean?
Forms abstract nouns.
Where does -ice come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce -ice

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