-ika

See also: ika, ikä, ĩka, and -iką

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɪka]
• Rhymes: -ɪka

Suffix

-ika f (noun-forming suffix)

1. forms nouns denoting a branch of science or study; -ics

   Synonym: -ie

Derived terms

branch of science or study

• atletika f
• botanika f
• fonetika f
• fyzika f
• genetika f
• genomika f
• informatika f
• matematika f
• metafyzika f
• systematika f

 

Further reading

• -ika in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikɒ]

Etymology 1

From -i (diminutive suffix) +‎ -ka (diminutive suffix).

Suffix

-ika

1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.

   ‎láda (“box”) + ‎-ika → ‎ládika (“small box”)

Usage notes

• (diminutive suffix) Variants:

  -ika is added to back-vowel words

  -ike is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ika

See also

• -ka
• -cska
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ika

1. A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns. In this role, it is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix.

   logika (“logic”)

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ika

Polish

Alternative forms

• -yka

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -ική (-ikḗ). Doublet of -ca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: i‧ka

Suffix

-ika f

1. -ics, typically causing antepenultimate stress, or pentulimate stress colloquially

Declension

Declension of -ika

	singular
nominative	-ika
genitive	-iki
dative	-ice
accusative	-ikę
instrumental	-iką
locative	-ice
vocative	-iko

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ika

Further reading

• -ika in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ika (Cyrillic spelling -ика)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a plant.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ika

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -lika/-leka
• -ka

Suffix

-ika (mid vowel harmony variant -eka)

1. stative suffix
   1. (after a verb) -able

      ‎-nywa (“to drink”) + ‎-eka → ‎-nyweka (“to be drinkable”)

   2. (after a verb) to have undergone the action

      ‎-maliza (“to finish”) + ‎-ika → ‎-malizika (“to be finished”)

      ‎-haribu (“to damage”) + ‎-ika → ‎-haribika (“to be damaged”)

   3. (after an adjective or noun) to be or have a characteristic of

      ‎imara (“strong”) + ‎-ika → ‎-imarika (“to be strong”)

Usage notes

This suffix is often similar in meaning to the passive suffix -wa, but it differs in that it cannot take an agent:

Kiti kimevunjwa na mtoto. ― The chair has been broken by the child.

Kiti kimevunjika. ― The chair is broken.

Derived terms

Swahili terms suffixed with -ika

• Swahili stative verbs