-yca

Polish

Alternative forms

• -ica

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɘ.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ɘt͡sa
• Syllabification: y‧ca

Suffix

-yca f

1. Forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives

   ‎pieprz + ‎-yca → ‎pieprzyca

Declension

Declension of -yca

	singular	plural
nominative	-yca	-yce
genitive	-ycy	-yc
dative	-ycy	-ycom
accusative	-ycę	-yce
instrumental	-ycą	-ycami
locative	-ycy	-ycach
vocative	-yco	-yce

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -yca

Further reading

• -yca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -yca in Polish dictionaries at PWN