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-ca

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Azerbaijani

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Suffix

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preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / ə / i̇ / ö / ü
-ca -cə

-ca

  1. Form of -cə after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Classical Nahuatl

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-ca

  1. Suffix indicating the singular plusperfect indicative of verbs.

Hungarian

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-ca

  1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
    Teréz (Teresa) + ‎-ca → ‎Teca (Tessa)

Usage notes

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  • (diminutive suffix) Variants:
    -ca is added to back-vowel words
    -ce is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

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See also

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ca m pers

    1. forms agent nouns
      mówic + ‎-ca → ‎mówca

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    Latin

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    Etymology 1

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    Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

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    -ca

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

    Suffix

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    -cā

    1. ablative feminine singular of -cus

    Etymology 2

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    Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

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    -ca n

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -cum

    Old English

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *-ukō, from Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc +‎ -a.

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    -ca

    1. Creates masculine concrete nouns (including proper nouns) from adjectives, verbs, or other nouns, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.

    Declension

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    Weak:

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    Old Polish

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

      Pronunciation

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

      Suffix

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      -ca m

      1. forms agent nouns
        prześladować + ‎-ca → ‎prześladowca

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      Descendants

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      • Polish: -ca
      • Silesian: -ca

      Polish

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Polish -ca.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /t͡sa/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -a
        • Syllabification: -ca

        Suffix

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        -ca m pers

        1. forms agent nouns
          dawać + ‎-ca → ‎dawca

        Declension

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        -ca f (masculine -ec, neuter -ce)

        1. forms feminine nouns
          Proto-Slavic *ovь + ‎-ca → ‎owca

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        Serbo-Croatian

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        f ? (Cyrillic spelling ф, noun-forming suffix)

        1. suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment

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        Silesian

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Old Polish -ca.

          Suffix

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          -ca m pers (noun-forming suffix)

          1. Forms agent nouns
            mōwić + ‎-ca → ‎mōwca

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          Slovincian

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

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            -ca m

            1. forms agent nouns

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            Turkish

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            Etymology

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            Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.

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            Suffix

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            preceding vowel
            a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü
            default -ca -ce
            assimilated -ça -çe

            -ca

            1. Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.
              aptal (idiot, idiotic) + ‎-ca → ‎aptalca (idiotically)
              İspanyol (Spaniard, Spanish) + ‎-ca → ‎İspanyolca (Spanish language, literally like a Spaniard)
              İzlanda (Iceland) + ‎-ca → ‎İzlandaca (Icelandic language, literally in the way of Iceland)