-owica

See also: -owicą

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-usder.

Proto-Indo-European *-osder.

Proto-Slavic *-ovъ

Old Polish -owy

Polish -owy

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-ica

Old Polish -ica

Polish -ica

Polish -owica

From -owy +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈvi.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: -o‧wi‧ca

Suffix

-owica

1. forms feminine nouns, usually diseases

   ‎ropa + ‎-owica → ‎ropowica

Declension

Declension of -owica

	singular	plural
nominative	-owica	-owice
genitive	-owicy	-owic
dative	-owicy	-owicom
accusative	-owicę	-owice
instrumental	-owicą	-owicami
locative	-owicy	-owicach
vocative	-owico	-owice

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -owica

bąblowica

gnojowica

kosowica

lodowica

ropowica

rzęsistkowica

śliwowica

wszołowica

Further reading

• -owica in Polish dictionaries at PWN