-ificium
Latin
Etymology
-i- (connecting vowel) + -ficium (“-making”, noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈfi.ki.um/, [ɪˈfɪ.ki.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈfi.t͡ʃi.um/, [iˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]
Suffix
-ificium n (genitive -ificī)
- Enlarged form of -ficium
- bene (“well”, “good”) + -ificium → benificium (“benefit”, literally “good-making”)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ificium | -ificia |
| genitive | -ificiī | -ificiōrum |
| dative | -ificiō | -ificiīs |
| accusative | -ificium | -ificia |
| ablative | -ificiō | -ificiīs |
| vocative | -ificium | -ificia |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ificium'>Latin words suffixed with -ificium</a>
Descendants
- Italian: -ificio
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