-ca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Azerbaijani

Suffix

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɒ]

Suffix

-ca

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ca

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ca

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

Suffix

-cā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -cus

Etymology 2

Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ca n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -cum

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ/

Suffix

-ca

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

Declension

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -ca

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Suffix

-ca m

  1. Forms agent nouns.
    prześladować + -caprześladowca

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ca

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ca m pers (feminine -czyni)

  1. Forms agent nouns
    dawać + -cadawca

Declension

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ca

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)

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

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa/

Suffix

-ca

  1. Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    aptal (idiot, idiotic) + -caaptalca (idiotically)
    İspanyol (Spaniard, Spanish) + -caİspanyolca (Spanish language) (literally "like a Spaniard")
    İzlanda (Iceland) + -caİzlandaca (Icelandic language) (literally "in the way of Iceland")
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