"-icius" meaning in Latin

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Suffix

Forms: -īcius [canonical], -īcia [feminine], -īcium [neuter], -ītius [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|id=adjectivizing suffix}} Head templates: {{la-suffix-adj|-īcius}} -īcius (feminine -īcia, neuter -īcium); first/second-declension suffix
  1. forms adjectives, nearly always by attaching to past participles; implies a more permanent state of affairs than the corresponding participle would suggest Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--icius-la-suffix-U06lbuIN Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -icus, Latin terms suffixed with -ius, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ius: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 45 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 38 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 37 17
  2. (Late Latin) attaches to past participles to form adjectives meaning '-able', 'meant for', or similar Tags: Late-Latin, declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--icius-la-suffix-AqLqULpJ Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -icus, Latin terms suffixed with -ius, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ius: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 45 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 38 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -icia [feminine], -icium [neuter], -itius [alternative]
Etymology: From -icus + -ius, both also adjective-forming suffixes. Etymology templates: {{etymid|la|short}}, {{af|la|-icus|-ius}} -icus + -ius Head templates: {{la-suffix-adj|-icius}} -icius (feminine -icia, neuter -icium); first/second-declension suffix
  1. forms adjectives by attaching to adjectives or nouns; often denotes magistrates or sociolegal ranks Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--icius-la-suffix-8-FNDDC7 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -icus, Latin terms suffixed with -ius, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ius: 41 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 45 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 38 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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