"-iche" meaning in French

See -iche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iʃ/ Forms: -iches [plural]
Etymology: Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-lat|-icia}} Late Latin -icia, {{der|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -iche f (noun-forming suffix, plural -iches)
  1. forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-fr-suffix-T43YapNy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Suffix

IPA: /iʃ/ Forms: -iches [plural]
Etymology: Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la-lat|-icia}} Late Latin -icia, {{der|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -iche (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iches)
  1. forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iche-fr-suffix-IZzxDkMd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia.",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "barbe (“beard”) + -iche → barbiche (“goatee”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Godon (surname) + -iche → godiche (“clumsy, gawky”)"
        }
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      ],
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        }
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      ],
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        }
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -iche meaning in French (2.7kB)

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  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
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