-ичка

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Macedonian

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-ичка (-ičkaf

  1. Appended to (normally feminine) nouns to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
    жена f (žena) + ‎-ичка (-ička) → ‎женичка f (ženička)
    сестра f (sestra) + ‎-ичка (-ička) → ‎сестричка f (sestrička)
    вода f (voda) + ‎-ичка (-ička) → ‎водичка f (vodička)
    коса f (kosa) + ‎-ичка (-ička) → ‎косичка f (kosička)

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Etymology

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Originally a double diminutive, from -и́ца (-íca) + -ка (-ka). Compare води́чка (vodíčka) with synonymous води́ца (vodíca); части́чка (častíčka), diminutive of части́ца (častíca, fraction, particle), originally itself a diminutive of часть (častʹ, part, piece); пти́чка (ptíčka), diminutive of пти́ца (ptíca, bird), etymologically a diminutive; etc.

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-и́чка (-íčka)

  1. (added to (normally feminine) nouns, forms diminutives, sometimes with a further change in meaning)
    сестра́ (sestrá, sister) + ‎-и́чка (-íčka) → ‎сестри́чка (sestríčka, little sister)
    вода́ (vodá, water) + ‎-и́чка (-íčka) → ‎води́чка (vodíčka, (a bit of) water)
    коса́ (kosá, plait, pigtail) + ‎-и́чка (-íčka) → ‎коси́чка (kosíčka, small plait, pigtail)
    вещь (veščʹ, thing) + ‎-и́чка (-íčka) → ‎вещи́чка (veščíčka, small thing)
    быль (bylʹ, true story) + ‎-и́чка (-íčka) → ‎были́чка (bylíčka, dirty but true anecdote)

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