-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 (noun-forming suffix, plural -iches)

1. forms colloquial nouns, chiefly with hypocoristic effect

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

Suffix

-iche (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iches)

1. forms colloquial adjectives, chiefly with hypocoristic effect

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

Derived terms

• French terms suffixed with -iche

  barbiche

  bonniche

  cornichon

  maigrichon

  potiche

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. -ist, -er; Forms nouns with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’
2. An agent suffix attached to verbs, -er:

   ‎cleachd (“use”) + ‎-iche → ‎cleachdaiche (“user, consumer”)

   ‎sgrìobh (“write”) + ‎-iche → ‎sgrìobhaiche (“scribe, writer”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -iche

ath-bhriathraiche

ban-dubhairiche

ban-oirchisiche

breugaiche

ceannaiche

ceannsaiche

cleachdaiche

cleasaiche

clò-sgrìobhaiche

comhairliche

cuidiche

eadar-mhìniche

eadar-theachdaiche

eadar-theangaiche

faclairiche

fàiltiche

fo-cheumnaiche

for-cheumnaiche

leabharlannaiche

leighiche

maraiche

mì-chreidmhiche

obraiche

òranaiche

searmonaiche

sgrìobhaiche

sìthiche

solaraiche

taistealaiche

taobhaiche

See also

• -ach
• -adair
• -air
• -aire
• -ear