-ичен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formed from a blend of Latin -icus (“-ical”) +‎ -ен (-en, native Bulgarian adjectival suffix), appended to nouns of Latinate origin to form related adjectives. The ⟨c⟩ in Latin -icus—pronounced as /k/—is palatalized to ч (č) because of the subsequent ⟨е⟩, which effects the Slavic first palatalization.

Pronunciation

• This suffix always takes the stress of whatever word it is used to form.
• IPA^(key): [-ˈit͡ʃɛn]

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• Syllabification: и‧чен
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃɛn

Suffix

-ичен • (-ičen)

1. -ical (adjective-forming suffix)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ичен