What does -icō mean in Latin?

-icō, a suffix, means “forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes with frequentative meaning”.

How do you pronounce -icō?

In classical Latin, [ɪ.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.ko].

suffixfirst conjugation

-icō (present infinitive -icāre, perfect active -icāvī, supine -icātum)

Classical[ɪ.koː]Ecclesiastical[i.ko]

morphemeforms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes with frequentative meaning
fodiō + -icō → fodicō
albus + -icō → albicō

From -ō suffixed to words with stems ending in -ic (including -icus), which was reinterpreted as part of the suffix.

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