-ică

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Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Albanian -kë.

Suffix

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-ică f (plural -ici)

  1. forms diminutives
    Synonym: -iță
    frunză (leaf) + ‎-ică → ‎frunzică (small leaf)
  2. forms female equivalents
    Synonym: -iță
    copil (boy) + ‎-ică → ‎copilică (girl)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French -ique, Italian -ica.

Suffix

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-ică f (uncountable)

  1. forms abstact nouns for fields of knowledge. -ics, -istics
    dentist (dentist) + ‎-ică → ‎dentistică (dentistry)
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