-ica

See also: ica, ICA, iĉa, icã, and iça

English

Etymology

Latin -ica (“(plural suffix)”), plural form of -icum (“(singular suffix)”).

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

  1. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.

Usage notes

Not productive, and rarely used; -ana and -ia are more common.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Suffix

-ica

  1. feminine singular of -ic

Dutch

Suffix

-ica

  1. feminine equivalent of -icus
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Latin

Suffix

-ica

  1. nominative feminine singular of -icus
  2. nominative neuter plural of -icus
  3. accusative neuter plural of -icus
  4. vocative feminine singular of -icus
  5. vocative neuter plural of -icus

-icā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -icus

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

-ica f

  1. Forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives

Declension

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ica

  1. feminine singular of -ico

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Suffix

-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. Feminine form of -ik.

Derived terms

Spanish

Suffix

-ica

  1. feminine singular of -ico
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