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-їца Appendix:Variations of "ica"
Bulgarian
Etymology
bg feminine :inh cu:-ица<id:feminine><ety:inh<sla-pro:*-ica>> 1 2
Pronunciation
-ица -и́ца
Often takes the stress of the resulting compound.
Suffix
bg suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes -ица
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun.
bg крал king m крали́ца queen f
bg ляв left леви́ца political left; left hand f
bg кмет (male) mayor m кмети́ца mayoress f
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
bg вода́ water f води́ца f
bg река́ water f реки́ца f
bg -ик
Derived terms
bg
Macedonian
Etymology
mk sla-pro *-ica.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mk suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun.
mk крал king m кралица queen f
mk лев left левица political left; left hand f
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
mk вода water f водица f
mk ракија water f ракиица f
Derived terms
mk
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
cu -ⰻⱌⰰ Glagolitic
Etymology
From cu sla-pro *-ica.
Suffix
cu suffix f noun-forming suffixes
cu -икъ suffix
cu лисъ fox лисица vixen
cu дѣвица girl, maiden, virgin дѣвица girl, maiden, virgin
Declension
-и ц
Derived terms
cu
Related terms
cu -ьница
cu -икъ
cu -ьникъ
cu noun-forming suffixes
Pannonian Rusyn
Alternative forms
rsk -їца
Etymology
rsk :inh zlw-osk:-ica<ety:inh<sla-pro:*-ica>> 1 2
Pronunciation
rsk it͡sa 2
rsk и ца
Suffix
rsk suffix f noun-forming suffixes diminutive -ичка
forms names of objects
rsk мира мирица
rsk рукав рукавица
forms names of places
forms female equivalents of animal nouns
rsk голуб голубица
rsk яраб ярабица
rsk сам самица
rsk медведз медведжица
rsk -ец suffix
rsk -ка
rsk -ик suffix
Declension
Derived terms
rsk
Related terms
rsk suffixes -нїца<g:f>
References
-ИЦА/-ЇЦА 864 2
Anagrams
rsk аиц -аци
Russian
Etymology
ru nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ica
ru sla-pro *-ica.
Pronunciation
-ица y
-и́ца y
Suffix
ru suffix -ица -и́ца noun-forming suffixes
ru -ик suffix
ru лучник archer лу́чн(ик) лу́чница female archer
ru грибник mushroomer грибн(и́к) -и́ца грибни́ца female mushroomer
ru -ец suffix
ru красавец handsome man краса́в(ец) краса́вица beautiful woman
forms diminutives of generally feminine nouns
ru ро́жа ugly mug, face pejorative ро́жица face endearing
ru ро́ща copse, grove ро́щица small copse, small grove
ru вода́ water -и́ца води́ца water endearing
ru мете́ль blizzard, snowstorm мете́лица blizzard, snowstorm poetic; diminutive or endearing
ru тряпьё rags -и́ца тряпи́ца small rag colloquial
forms abstract nouns from adjectives
ru ра́зный different ра́зница difference
ru еди́ный united, unified; one, single -и́ца едини́ца unit; unity mathematics; number one bus, tram, etc.
forms writing system names from nouns and adjectives
ru Кири́лл St. Cyril кири́ллица Cyrillic script
ru ара́бский Arabic ара́бица Arabic script
forms abstract nouns from prefixes + nouns
ru без- without рабо́та work безрабо́тица unemployment
ru пере- re- сорт grade пересо́ртица regrading of goods
ru рас- away путь road распу́тица season of impassable roads
forms nouns referring to plants, animals, tools or other objects from nouns and adjectives
ru мо́крый wet -и́ца мокри́ца woodlouse, sowbug
ru у́гольный coal relational у́гольница firepan
ru я́года berry я́годица buttock; dialectal cheekbone; dialectal nipple from the round shape of the berry
Declension
-ица or -и́ца ia
Derived terms
ru
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh sla-pro *-ica.
Suffix
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives.
Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative.
sh -ик suffix
Derived terms
sh
sh -чица