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-ca
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"
Azerbaijani
Suffix
-ca
- Form of -cə after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Classical Nahuatl
Suffix
-ca
- Suffix indicating the singular plusperfect indicative of verbs.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca
- (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
Usage notes
Derived terms
See also
Kashubian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-ьca
Kashubian -ca
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca m pers
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology 1
Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- -ca:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka]
- -cā:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka]
Suffix
-ca
- inflection of -cus:
Suffix
-cā
Etymology 2
Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka]
Suffix
-ca n
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-ukō, from Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc + -a.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca
- Creates masculine concrete nouns (including proper nouns) from adjectives, verbs, or other nouns, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.
Declension
Weak:
Derived terms
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Old Polish
Etymology
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Proto-Slavic *-ьca
Old Polish -ca
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca m
- forms agent nouns
- prześladować + -ca → prześladowca
Derived terms
Descendants
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -ca.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca m pers
Declension
Declension of -ca
Suffix
-ca f (masculine -ec, neuter -ce)
- forms feminine nouns
- Proto-Slavic *ovь + -ca → owca
Declension
Declension of -ca
Derived terms
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Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
f ? (Cyrillic spelling ф, noun-forming suffix)
- suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment
Derived terms
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -ca.
Suffix
-ca m pers (noun-forming suffix)
Derived terms
Slovincian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-ьca
Slovincian -ca
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca m
- forms agent nouns
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ca
- Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.
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