-ika
See also: ika, ikä, ĩka, and -iką
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪka]
- Rhymes: -ɪka
Suffix
-ika f
- Forms nouns denoting a branch of science or study; -ics.
Synonyms
- -ie
Derived terms
branch of science or study
- atletika f
- botanika f
- fonetika f
- fyzika f
- genetika f
- genomika f
- informatika f
- matematika f
- metafyzika f
- systematika f
Further reading
- -ika in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ikɒ]
Suffix
-ika
- (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.
- láda (“box”) + -ika → ládika (“small box”)
- A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns. In this role, it is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix.
- logika (“logic”)
Usage notes
- (diminutive suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -ika is added to back vowel words
- -ike is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ika
Hungarian terms suffixed with -ika
See also
- -ka
- -cska
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- -ika in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006
Polish
Alternative forms
- -yka
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ka/
- Rhymes: -ika
- Syllabification: i‧ka
Suffix
-ika f
- -ics, typically causing antepenultimate stress, or pentulimate stress colloquially
Declension
Declension of -ika
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | -ika |
| genitive | -iki |
| dative | -ice |
| accusative | -ikę |
| instrumental | -iką |
| locative | -ice |
| vocative | -iko |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ika
Further reading
- -ika in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -ika in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ika (Cyrillic spelling -ика)
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a plant.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ika