-iensis
variant of -ensis.
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variant of -er1 , usually in nouns designating trades: collier; clothier; furrier; glazier. -ier2 a noun suffix occurring mainly in loanwords from french, often simply a spelling variant of -eer, with which it is etymologically identical (bombardier; brigadier; financier; grenadier); it is also found on an older and semantically more diverse group of loanwords that […]
- -iferous
suffix containing or yielding carboniferous
- -iffic
-ific suffix used to form adjectives extremely marked by what is indicated: horrific/ beautific [fr terrific]
- -ific
-ific suffix used to form adjectives extremely marked by what is indicated: horrific/ beautific [fr terrific]
- -iformes
a combining form used in taxonomic names of animals, especially orders of birds and fish, meaning “having the form of”: beryciformes; p-sseriformes.