-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 ==== === Anagrams === Cai, Cài, Cai., CIA, C. I. A., ACI, C.I.A., CAI, IaC, AIC, IAC == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈi.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈi.ka] === Suffix === -ica f feminine singular of -ic == Dutch == === Suffix === -ica female equivalent of -icus ==== Derived terms ==== == 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 === -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 ==== === References === Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN == Latin == === Pronunciation === -ica: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.ka] -icā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.kaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.ka] === Suffix === -ica inflection of -icus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Suffix === -icā ablative feminine singular of -icus == Old Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /it͡sʲa/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /it͡sʲa/ === Suffix === -ica f forms feminine nouns ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: -ica == Polish == === Alternative forms === -yca === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish -ica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.t͡sa/ Rhymes: -it͡sa Syllabification: -i‧ca === Suffix === -ica f forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives ‎lewo + ‎-ica → ‎lewica ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-ica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Suffix === -ica feminine singular of -ico ==== Derived terms ==== == 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 ==== == 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 ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈika/ [ˈi.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: -i‧ca === Suffix === -ica feminine singular of -ico ==== Derived terms ====