-ica

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

1. 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

• erotica
• Hebraica

 

Anagrams

• ACI, C. I. A., C.I.A., CAI, CIA, Cai, Cai., Cài

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ica f

1. feminine singular of -ic

Dutch

Suffix

-ica

1. 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

-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

• 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

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ica not found

References

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

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ica

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

Suffix

-icā

1. ablative feminine singular of -icus

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ica f

1. forms feminine nouns

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ica

Descendants

• Polish: -ica

Polish

Alternative forms

• -yca

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ica, from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.t͡sa/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: i‧ca

Suffix

-ica f

1. 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

1. feminine singular of -ico

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited 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. female equivalent of -ik

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ica

• -arica
• -čica

 

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ica

1. feminine singular of -ico

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ica