-ică
Romanian
editEtymology 1
editUltimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Albanian -kë.
Suffix
edit-ică f (plural -ici)
- forms diminutives
- forms female equivalents
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from French -ique, Italian -ica.
Suffix
edit-ică f (uncountable)
- forms abstact nouns for fields of knowledge. -ics, -istics
- dentist (“dentist”) + -ică → dentistică (“dentistry”)