-rice

See also: rice, RICE, Rice, and ricé

Dutch

Suffix

-rice

  1. female form of -eur
Dutch terms suffixed with -rice

French

Suffix

-rice

  1. female equivalent of -eur

Derived terms
French terms suffixed with -rice

Middle English

Suffix

-rice

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -riche

Old English

Alternative forms
  • -rȳċe – rare

Etymology

From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riː.t͡ʃe/

Suffix

-rīċe

  1. (combining form) suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion, equivalent to English -dom
    bisċoprīċe ― a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop

Declension
Declension of -rice (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -rīċe -rīċu
accusative -rīċe -rīċu
genitive -rīċes -rīċa
dative -rīċe -rīċum

Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -rice

Descendants
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