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-ica

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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-ica

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

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

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Catalan

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-ica f

  1. feminine singular of -ic

Dutch

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Suffix

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-ica

  1. female equivalent of -icus

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Interlingua

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Etymology

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

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-ica

  1. 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

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  • 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.

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Latin

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-ica

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

Suffix

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-icā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -icus

Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

    Pronunciation

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

    Suffix

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    -ica f

    1. forms feminine nouns

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    Descendants

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    • Polish: -ica

    Polish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish -ica.

      Pronunciation

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

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      -ica f

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

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      Further reading

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      • -ica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Portuguese

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      -ica

      1. feminine singular of -ico

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

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      -ica (Cyrillic spelling -ица)

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

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      Slovincian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

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      -ica f

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

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      Spanish

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      Pronunciation

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

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      -ica

      1. feminine singular of -ico

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