-ička

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɪt͡ʃka]
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃka

Suffix

-ička f (noun-forming suffix)

1. forms diminutive nouns

   ‎ryba + ‎-ička → ‎rybička

Usage notes

• Not all words in which this suffix appears on the surface actually use it: lžička is from lžíce + -ka, and žehlička is from žehlit + -čka.

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ička

ančovička

babi

babička

gumička

hlavička

hnilička

housličky

hvězdička

kachnička

kočička

lahvička

lampička

lékárnička

mošnička

písnička

pokladnička

prababička

rybička

ředkvička

smolnička

solnička

spodnička

travička

včelička

vdovička

věcička

vidlička

zebřička

See also

• -čka
• -íčko
• -ka

Further reading

• -ička in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017