-ca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Azerbaijani

Suffix

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

-ca

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡sɒ]

Suffix

-ca

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

Usage notes

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

-ce is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ca

Ágica

tárca

Teca

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sa/

Suffix

-ca m pers

forms agent nouns
‎mówic + ‎-ca → ‎mówca

Derived terms

Kashubian terms suffixed with -ca

dowódca

mówca

rãbca

Latin

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

-ca: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka/, [kä]
-ca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka/, [kä]
-cā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaː/, [käː]
-cā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka/, [kä]

Suffix

-ca

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

Suffix

-cā

ablative feminine singular of -cus

Etymology 2

Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka/, [kä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka/, [kä]

Suffix

-ca n

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -cum

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ/

Suffix

-ca

Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives, verbs, or other nouns, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	-ca	-can
accusative	-can	-can
genitive	-can	-cena
dative	-can	-cum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -ca

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьca

Old Polish -ca

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ca m

forms agent nouns
‎prześladować + ‎-ca → ‎prześladowca

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ca

Descendants

Polish: -ca
Silesian: -ca

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьca

Old Polish -ca

Polish -ca

Inherited from Old Polish -ca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ca m pers

forms agent nouns
‎dawać + ‎-ca → ‎dawca

Declension

Declension of -ca

	singular	plural
nominative	-ca	-cy/-ce (deprecative)
genitive	-cy	-ców
dative	-cy	-com
accusative	-cę	-ców
instrumental	-cą	-cami
locative	-cy	-cach
vocative	-co	-cy

Suffix

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

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

Declension

Declension of -ca

	singular	plural
nominative	-ca	-ce
genitive	-cy	-c
dative	-cy	-com
accusative	-cę	-ce
instrumental	-cą	-cami
locative	-cy	-cach
vocative	-co	-ce

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ca

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ca

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьca

Old Polish -ca

Silesian -ca

Inherited from Old Polish -ca.

Suffix

-ca m pers (noun-forming suffix)

Forms agent nouns
‎mōwić + ‎-ca → ‎mōwca

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ca

mōwca

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sa/

Suffix

-ca m

forms agent nouns

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ca

babjëwjérca

dôwódca

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa/

Suffix

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

-ca

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”)