"-ique" meaning in French

See -ique in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ik/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ique.wav Forms: -iques [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ique, borrowed from Latin -icum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ique|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ique, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ique}} Inherited from Old French -ique, {{der|fr|la|-icus|-icum}} Latin -icum Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|plural|-iques}} -ique (plural -iques)
  1. forms adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical, -ish, -ly Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ique-fr-suffix-ky4XIuhv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ik/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ique.wav
Etymology: Substantivised feminine of the adjective. Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|uncountable|g=f}} -ique f (uncountable)
  1. forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice: -ics Tags: feminine, morpheme, uncountable
    Sense id: en--ique-fr-suffix-MQMBi36e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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