-iccio
Italian
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin -īcius. Doublet of -izio, which was borrowed.
Suffix
edit-iccio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iccia, masculine plural -icci, feminine plural -icce)
-iccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -icci)
- a slightly diminutive-pejorative suffix used to form adjectives and nouns, denoting approximation
- malato (“sick”) + -iccio → malaticcio (“sickly”)
- bruno (“brown”) + -iccio → bruniccio (“dull brown”)
- (no longer productive, rare) forms relational adjectives
- attaches to past participles to form adjectives meaning “-able”, “prone to”, “characterized by”, or similar; sometimes forms nouns
- appiccato + -iccio → appiccaticcio
- levato + -iccio → levaticcio