ـیچه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

ـیچه • (-içe)

1. (unproductive) Forming feminine counterparts of masculine nouns

   ایمپراطور (imperator, “emperor”) → ایمپراطوریچه (imperatoriçe, “empress”)

   چار (çar, “tsar”) → چاریچه (çariçe, “tsarina”)

   قرال (kral, “king”) → قرالیچه (kraliçe, “queen”)