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-ica

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ica"

English

Etymology

From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus.

Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically.

Suffix

-ica

a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.
Synonyms: -ana, -iana, -ia

Usage notes

Rarely used; -ana and -ia are more common.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ica

Anagrams

Cai, Cài, Cai., CIA, C. I. A., ACI, C.I.A., CAI, IaC, AIC, IAC

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈi.kə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈi.ka]

Suffix

-ica f

feminine singular of -ic

Dutch

Suffix

-ica

female equivalent of -icus

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ica

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ics, French -ique, Italian -ica, Portuguese -ica/Spanish -ica, Russian -ика (-ika), all ultimately from Latin -icum, from -icus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ika/

Suffix

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-ica

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a science of study; -ics
‎electron (“electron”) + ‎-ica → ‎electronica (“electronics”)

‎phonema (“phoneme”) + ‎-ica → ‎phonemica (“phonemics”)

‎gymnasta (“gymnast”) + ‎-ica → ‎gymnastica (“gymnastics”)

Usage notes

The stressed syllable in words formed with -ica is the antepenult, i.e. the syllable prior to the suffix.
A corresponding nominal suffix denoting a person occupied with the particular science or study is -ico while the corresponding adjectival suffix is -ic.

Derived terms

Interlingua terms suffixed with -ica

References

Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Latin

Pronunciation

-ica: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.ka/, [ɪkä]
-ica: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.ka/, [ikä]
-icā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.kaː/, [ɪkäː]
-icā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.ka/, [ikä]

Suffix

-ica

inflection of -icus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-icā

ablative feminine singular of -icus

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-ica

Old Polish -ica

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /it͡sa/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /it͡sa/

Suffix

-ica f

forms feminine nouns

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ica

Descendants

Polish: -ica

Polish

Alternative forms

-yca

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-ica

Old Polish -ica

Polish -ica

Inherited from Old Polish -ica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.t͡sa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -it͡sa
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ica f

forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives
‎lewo + ‎-ica → ‎lewica

Declension

Declension of -ica

	singular	plural
nominative	-ica	-ice
genitive	-icy	-ic
dative	-icy	-icom
accusative	-icę	-ice
instrumental	-icą	-icami
locative	-icy	-icach
vocative	-ico	-ice

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ica

Further reading

-ica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Suffix

-ica

feminine singular of -ico

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

-ica (Cyrillic spelling -ица)

Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives.
Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative.
female equivalent of -ik

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ica

obožavateljica

utemeljiteljica

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.t͡sa/

Suffix

-ica f

forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature
‎balka + ‎-ica → ‎balczica

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ica

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈika/ [ˈi.ka]
Rhymes: -ika
Syllabification: -i‧ca

Suffix

-ica

feminine singular of -ico

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ica

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