-ca

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Suffix[edit]

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-ca -cə

-ca

  1. Form of -cə after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca

  1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
    Teréz (Teresa) + ‎-ca → ‎Teca (Tessa)

Usage notes[edit]

  • (diminutive suffix) Variants:
    -ca is added to back-vowel words
    -ce is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca m pers

  1. forms agent nouns
    mówic + ‎-ca → ‎mówca

Derived terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca

  1. inflection of -cus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix[edit]

-cā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -cus

Etymology 2[edit]

Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -cum

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *-ukō, from Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca

  1. Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives or verbs, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡sa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡sa/

Suffix[edit]

-ca m

  1. forms agent nouns
    prześladować + ‎-ca → ‎prześladowca

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: -ca
  • Silesian: -ca

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic *-ьca. Doublet of -ika and -yka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ca

Suffix[edit]

-ca m pers

  1. forms agent nouns
    dawać + ‎-ca → ‎dawca

Declension[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca f (masculine -ec, neuter -ce)

  1. forms feminine nouns
    Proto-Slavic *ovь + ‎-ca → ‎owca

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment.

Derived terms[edit]

Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish -ca.

Suffix[edit]

-ca m pers (noun-forming suffix)

  1. Forms agent nouns
    mōwić + ‎-ca → ‎mōwca

Derived terms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ca

  1. Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    aptal (idiot, idiotic) + ‎-ca → ‎aptalca (idiotically)
    İspanyol (Spaniard, Spanish) + ‎-ca → ‎İspanyolca (Spanish language, literally like a Spaniard)
    İzlanda (Iceland) + ‎-ca → ‎İzlandaca (Icelandic language, literally in the way of Iceland)