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-ificus
-ificus
Latin
Suffix
-ificus m (feminine -ifica, neuter -ificum)
- Enlarged form of -ficus.
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | -ificus | -ifica | -ificum | -ificī | -ificae | -ifica | |
| genitive | -ificī | -ificae | -ificī | -ificōrum | -ificārum | -ificōrum | |
| dative | -ificō | -ificō | -ificīs | ||||
| accusative | -ificum | -ificam | -ificum | -ificōs | -ificās | -ifica | |
| ablative | -ificō | -ificā | -ificō | -ificīs | |||
| vocative | -ifice | -ifica | -ificum | -ificī | -ificae | -ifica | |
Usage notes
- Terms formed with this suffix are stressed on the antepenultimate.
- Adjectives derived with this suffix can indicate the quality of imparting the quality or state expressed by the root:
- Example:
- salvus (“safe, well”) → salvificus (“saving”, literally “that makes safe”)
Derived terms
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