-ficus

== Latin == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Italic *-fakos, from earlier *θakos. Related to *fakiō and -fex. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fi.kus] === Suffix === -ficus m (feminine -fica, neuter -ficum) Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making. ==== Usage notes ==== Adjectives derived with this suffix can indicate the quality of imparting the quality or state expressed by the root: Example: bene (“well, good”) → beneficus (“beneficent”, literally “that does good”) Adjectives derived with this suffix have infix -ent- before their comparative and superlative suffixes Example: magnificus (“great, noble”) → magnificentior, magnificentissimus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== faciō -fex === See also === -fer