-ficus

See also: ficus, and Ficus

Latin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-fakos, from earlier *θakos. Related to *fakiō and -fex.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fi.kus/, [fɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.kus/, [fikus]

Suffix

-ficus m (feminine -fica, neuter -ficum)

1. Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making.

Usage notes

• Adjectives derived with this suffix can indicate the quality of imparting the quality or state expressed by the root:

Example:

bene (“well, good”) → beneficus (“beneficent”, literally “that does good”)

• Adjectives derived with this suffix have infix -ent- before their comparative and superlative suffixes

Example:

magnificus (“great, noble”) → magnificentior, magnificentissimus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-ficus	-fica	-ficum		-ficī	-ficae	-fica
genitive	-ficī	-ficae	-ficī		-ficōrum	-ficārum	-ficōrum
dative	-ficō	-ficae	-ficō		-ficīs
accusative	-ficum	-ficam	-ficum		-ficōs	-ficās	-fica
ablative	-ficō	-ficā	-ficō		-ficīs
vocative	-fice	-fica	-ficum		-ficī	-ficae	-fica

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ficus

Related terms

• faciō
• -fex

See also

• -fer