-ficium
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
-ficus (adjectival suffix denoting bringing or making) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ki.um/, [ˈfɪ.ki.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.t͡ʃi.um/, [ˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]
Suffix
-ficium n (genitive -ficī)
- Forms nouns that denote the making of something.
- bene (“well”, “good”) + -ficium → beneficium (“benefit”, literally “good-making”)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ficium | -ficia |
| genitive | -ficiī | -ficiōrum |
| dative | -ficiō | -ficiīs |
| accusative | -ficium | -ficia |
| ablative | -ficiō | -ficiīs |
| vocative | -ficium | -ficia |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ficium'>Latin words suffixed with -ficium</a>
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: -ficio
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