-ika

See also: ika and ikä

Czech

Suffix

-ika f

1. A suffix denoting a branch of science or study, similar to -ics.

Synonyms

• -ie

Derived terms

branch of science or study

• atletika f
• botanika f
• fonetika f
• fyzika f
• genetika f
• genomika f
• informatika f
• matematika f
• metafyzika f
• systematika f

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikɒ]

Suffix

-ika

1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.

   láda (“box”) → ládika (“small box”)

2. A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns. In this role, it is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix.

   logika (“logic”)

Usage notes

• (diminutive suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ika is added to back vowel words

  -ike is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

► Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ika

► Hungarian words suffixed with -ika

See also

• -ka
• -cska
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

• Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
• Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ika (Cyrillic spelling -ика)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a plant.