-iccio

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin -īcius. Doublet of -izio, which was borrowed. === Suffix === -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 ‎massa + ‎-iccio → ‎massiccio (“massive, solid”) ‎fatto + ‎-iccio → ‎fatticcio (“big, strong, robust (rare)”) attaches to past participles to form adjectives meaning “-able”, “prone to”, “characterized by”, or similar; sometimes forms nouns ‎appiccato + ‎-iccio → ‎appiccaticcio ‎levato + ‎-iccio → ‎levaticcio ==== Derived terms ====