-iche

See also: iche

French

Etymology

Apparently originally a dialectal reflex of Late Latin -icia, a suffix used to create abstract nouns from adjectives, from Latin -itia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iʃ/

Suffix

-iche f (plural -iches)

1. forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect

   ‎barbe (“beard”) + ‎-iche → ‎barbiche (“goatee”)

Suffix

-iche (plural -iches)

1. forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect

   ‎Godon (surname) + ‎-iche → ‎godiche (“clumsy, gawky”)

Derived terms

• French terms suffixed with -iche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-iche

1. Alternative form of -yssh

Etymology 2

Suffix

-iche

1. Alternative form of -y (e.g. differentliche)

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• -aiche

Etymology

From Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [içə]

Suffix

-iche

1. Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -iche

See also

• -adair
• -air
• -aire
• -ear