"-ik" meaning in Middle English

See -ik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -ik
  1. alternative form of -y Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -y
    Sense id: en--ik-enm-suffix-IRBEXU4I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /iːk/, /ik/ Forms: -ike [alternative], -ique [alternative], -ic [alternative], -ice [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Doublet of -y. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:-ique<id:adjectival suffix>|id=adjectival suffix}}, {{bor|enm|fro|-ique}} Old French -ique, {{der|enm|la|-icus}} Latin -icus, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*-kos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos, {{doublet|enm|-y}} Doublet of -y Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ik
  1. Forms adjectives denoting a quality or characteristic from nouns; -ic. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ik-enm-suffix-VgFl8Lc6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 62 28
  2. Forms nouns, mainly names of arts and sciences. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ik-enm-suffix-kAtD9qpD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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      "form": "-ike",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ic",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ice",
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