THE SUFFIX "-EC-".

202. The suffix "-ec-" is used to form words indicating the "abstract

quality" of that which is expressed in the root, or formation, to which

it is attached:

amikeco = friendship. fleksebleco = flexibility.

ofteco = frequency. patreco = fatherhood.

indeco = worthiness. patrineco = motherhood.

dankemeco = thankfulness. maltrankvileco = uneasiness.

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