-ca
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca
- (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
Usage notesEdit
- (diminutive suffix) Harmonic variants:
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).
PronunciationEdit
- -ca: (Classical) IPA(key): /ka/
- -ca: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/
- -cā: (Classical) IPA(key): /kaː/
- -cā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/
SuffixEdit
-ca
- nominative feminine singular of -cus
- nominative neuter plural of -cus
- accusative neuter plural of -cus
- vocative feminine singular of -cus
- vocative neuter plural of -cus
SuffixEdit
-cā
Etymology 2Edit
Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca n
- nominative plural of -cum
- accusative plural of -cum
- vocative plural of -cum
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc + -a.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca
- Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives or verbs, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of -ca (weak)
Derived termsEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *-ьca
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca m pers
- Forms agent nouns
DeclensionEdit
declension of -ca
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
-czyni f
Serbo-CroatianEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment.
TurkishEdit
SuffixEdit
-ca
- like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
- Used to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives.
- -ish: Used to form languages from a demonym/nationality.
- İspanyol (“Spaniard, Spanish”) + -ca → İspanyolca (“Spanish language”) (literally "like a Spaniard")
- -ian, -ese: Used to form languages the name of a country or region.
Usage notesEdit
- It is used when the nationality word's last vowel is one of "a", "ı", "o" or "u" and the last consonant is one of "b", "c", "d", "g", "ğ", "j", "l", "m", "n", "r", "v", "y" or "z"
- It can become -ce, -ça, -çe according to the last vowel and the last consonant of the word.