-yca
Polish
Alternative forms
- -ica
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɨ.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɨt͡sa
- Syllabification: y‧ca
Suffix
-yca f
- Forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives
- pieprz + -yca → pieprzyca
Declension
Declension of -yca
singular | plural | |
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nominative | -yca | -yce |
genitive | -ycy | -yc |
dative | -ycy | -ycom |
accusative | -ycę | -yce |
instrumental | -ycą | -ycami |
locative | -ycy | -ycach |
vocative | -yco | -yce |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -yca
Further reading
- -yca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -yca in Polish dictionaries at PWN