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Appendix:Variations of "ika"
Czech
Pronunciation
cs ɪka
Suffix
f
forms nouns denoting a branch of science or study; -ics
cs -ie
Derived terms
cs branch of science or study atletika<g:f> botanika<g:f> fonetika<g:f> fyzika<g:f> genetika<g:f> genomika<g:f> informatika<g:f> matematika<g:f> metafyzika<g:f> systematika<g:f>
Further reading
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From hu -i -ka diminutive suffix diminutive suffix y.
Suffix
hu suffix diminutive suffixes
hu diminutive suffix Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.
hu láda box ládika small box
Usage notes
diminutive suffix Variants:
hu -ika is added to back-vowel words
hu -ike is added to front-vowel words
Derived terms
hu noun
See also
hu -ka
hu -cska
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Etymology 2
Suffix
hu suffix
A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns. In this role, it is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix.Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006
hu logika logic
Derived terms
hu
References
Ladino
Suffix
lad suffix form
lad -iko
Polish
Alternative forms
pl -yka
Etymology
pl -ics :lbor grc:-ικός<alt:-ική><id:-ic> + 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
pl suffix f
-ics, typically causing antepenultimate stress, or penultimate stress colloquially
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
sh /-ika/
Suffix
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a plant.
Usage notes
Does not take stress. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable of the derived word, and the stressed syllable is always short with rising tone.
Derived terms
sh
Swahili
Alternative forms
sw -lika/-leka
sw -ka
Etymology
sw :inh bnt-sab-pro:*-ika<alt:*-ika/*-eka> ++
In Sabaki, cognate with zdj -iha/zdj -eha/zdj -ha and nyf -ika/nyf -eka. Other Bantu cognates include rw -ika/rw -eka and zu -eka.
Suffix
sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -eka
stative suffix
sw after a verb -able
sw nywa<alt:-nywa><t:to drink> -eka nyweka<alt:-nyweka><t:to be drinkable>
sw after a verb to have undergone the action
sw maliza<alt:-maliza><t:to finish> malizika<alt:-malizika><t:to be finished>
sw haribu<alt:-haribu><t:to damage> haribika<alt:-haribika><t:to be damaged>
sw after an adjective or noun to be or have a characteristic of
sw imara<t:strong> imarika<alt:-imarika><t:to be strong>
Usage notes
This suffix is often similar in meaning to the passive suffix sw -wa, but it differs in that it cannot take an agent:
sw Kiti kimevunjwa na mtoto. The chair has been broken by the child.
sw Kiti kimevunjika. The chair is broken.
Derived terms
sw
Swahili stative verbs