-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 (noun-forming suffix, plural -iches) forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect ‎barbe (“beard”) + ‎-iche → ‎barbiche (“goatee”) === Suffix === -iche (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iches) forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect ‎Godon (surname) + ‎-iche → ‎godiche (“clumsy, gawky”) === Derived terms === == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Suffix ==== -iche alternative form of -yssh === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -iche 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 Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’ ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ====