-ica

Appendix:Variations of "ica" English Etymology From en la -ica, neuter plural of la -icus. Note that etymologically this is not en -ic + la -a (plural ending), as en -ic is the English form, having dropped the la -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically. Suffix a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc. en -ana -iana -ia Usage notes Rarely used; en -ana and en -ia are more common. Derived terms en Anagrams en aci Cai Cài Cai. CIA C. I. A. ACI C.I.A. CAI IaC AIC IAC Catalan Pronunciation Suffix ca suffix form f ca -ic Dutch Suffix f -'s,-icae - nl -icus: -ist, -ian, -ician woman skilled in a specified field nl Neerland<t:Netherlands> neerlandica<t:female scholar of or student in Dutch studies> nl -icus: -ic, -ac woman suffering from a specified condition nl diabetes<t:diabetes> diabetica<t:female diabetic> Suffix f -'s<qq:although usually uncountable> - -ics, -ology the study of a given subject nl robot<t:robot> robotica<t:robotics> nl retor(isch)<t:rhetorical> retorica<t:rhetoric> Derived terms nl Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia en -ics, ia fr -ique, ia it -ica, ia pt -ica/ia es -ica, ia ru -ика, all ultimately from ia la -icum, from la -icus. Pronunciation ia /ika/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a science of study; -ics ia electron electron electronica electronics ia phonema phoneme phonemica phonemics ia gymnasta gymnast gymnastica gymnastics Usage notes The stressed syllable in words formed with ia -ica is the antepenult, i.e. the syllable prior to the suffix. A corresponding nominal suffix denoting a person occupied with the particular science or study is ia -ico while the corresponding adjectival suffix is ia -ic. Derived terms ia References Latin Pronunciation 1 -icā 1 Suffix la suffix form la -icus nom//voc f s ; nom//acc//voc n p Suffix la suffix form -icā la -icus abl f s Old Polish Etymology zlw-opl feminine :inh sla-pro:*-ica<id:nominal> + 1 Pronunciation Suffix zlw-opl suffix f forms feminine nouns Derived terms zlw-opl Descendants pl -ica Polish Alternative forms pl -yca Etymology pl feminine :inh zlw-opl:-ica<id:feminine> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--ica.wav Suffix pl suffix f forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives pl lewo lewica Declension Derived terms pl Further reading Portuguese Suffix pt suffix form pt -ico Derived terms pt 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 -ik suffix Derived terms sh sh -arica -čica Slovincian Etymology zlw-slv nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ica<id:nominal> 1 + Pronunciation - - Suffix zlw-slv suffix f forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature zlw-slv balka balczica Derived terms zlw-slv Spanish es :from<text:feminine singular of> -ico Pronunciation Suffix es suffix form es -ico Derived terms es