FromLatin -ica -icus
Note that etymologically this is not-ic -a ( “ (plural ending) ” ) , as-ic -um -a to an English word ending in-ic does produce a superficial etymologically.
-ica
acollection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.Synonyms: -ana -iana -ia Rarely used;-ana -ia
Cai Cài Cai. CIA C. I. A. ACI C.I.A. CAI IaC AIC IAC -ica f
feminine singular of-ic -ica
female equivalent of-icus Borrowed fromEnglish -ics French -ique Italian -ica Portuguese -ica Spanish -ica Russian -ика ( -ika ) , all ultimately fromLatin -icum -icus
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forms nouns from nouns, denoting a science of study ;-ics electron ( “ electron ” ) + -ica → electronica ( “ electronics ” ) phonema ( “ phoneme ” ) + -ica → phonemica ( “ phonemics ” ) gymnasta ( “ gymnast ” ) + -ica → gymnastica ( “ gymnastics ” ) The stressed syllable in words formed with-ica A corresponding nominal suffix denoting a person occupied with the particular science or study is-ico -ic -ica
inflection of-icus nominative / vocative feminine singular nominative / accusative / vocative neuter plural -icā
ablative feminine singular of-icus Inherited fromProto-Slavic *-ica
-ica f
forms feminine nouns Inherited fromOld Polish -ica
IPA (key ) : /ˈi.t͡sa/ Rhymes:-it͡sa Syllabification:[please specify syllabification manually] -ica f
forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives lewo -ica → lewica -ica in Polish dictionaries at PWN-ica
feminine singular of-ico Inherited fromProto-Slavic *-ica
-ica (Cyrillic spelling -ица
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for formingdiminutives . Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually apejorative . female equivalent of-ik Inherited fromProto-Slavic *-ica
-ica f
forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature balka -ica → balczica IPA (key ) : /ˈika/ [ˈi.ka] Rhymes:-ika Syllabification:-i‧ca -ica
feminine singular of-ico 
