-ice

Forms abstract nouns.

Suffix

  1. Forms abstract nouns.

Origin

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”).

Derived

avarice justice malice matrician patrician patriciate pederastice precipice service solstice

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