-icge
Old English
Alternative forms
- -eċġe
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-ggjā, from Proto-Germanic *-gjǭ. Compare Middle Dutch -egge (modern Dutch -egge), Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) (< *-ikyeh₂).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ij.je/, [id.d͡ʒe]
Suffix
-iċġe
- (feminine) noun suffix denoting a female agent
- ācenniċġe ― mother
- huntiċġe ― huntress
- sċeriċġe ― actress
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -iċġe | -iċġan |
| accusative | -iċġan | -iċġan |
| genitive | -iċġan | -iċġena |
| dative | -iċġan | -iċġum |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -icge
synnicge