-ca
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"
Azerbaijani edit
Suffix edit
preceding vowel | |
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A / I / O / U | E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü |
-ca | -cə |
-ca
- Form of -cə after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca
- (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
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
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- -ca: (Classical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
- -ca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
- -cā: (Classical) IPA(key): /kaː/, [käː]
- -cā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
Suffix edit
-ca
- inflection of -cus:
Suffix edit
-cā
Etymology 2 edit
Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca n
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *-ukō, from Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc + -a.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca
- Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives or verbs, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.
Declension edit
Declension of -ca (weak)
Derived terms edit
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca m
- forms agent nouns
- prześladować + -ca → prześladowca
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic *-ьca. Doublet of -ika and -yka.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca m pers
Declension edit
Declension of -ca
Suffix edit
-ca f (masculine -ec, neuter -ce)
- forms feminine nouns
- Proto-Slavic *ovь + -ca → owca
Declension edit
Declension of -ca
Derived terms edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Suffix edit
-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)
- 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)
Derived terms edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ca
- Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.