-ca
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"
Azerbaijani
Suffix
| preceding vowel | |
|---|---|
| A / I / O / U | E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü |
| -ca | -cə |
-ca
- Form of -cə after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sɒ]
Suffix
-ca
- (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
- -ca: (Classical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
- -ca: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
- -cā: (Classical) IPA(key): /kaː/, [käː]
- -cā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
Suffix
-ca
- inflection of -cus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-cā
- ablative feminine singular of -cus
Etymology 2
Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/, [kä]
Suffix
-ca n
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -cum
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ/
Suffix
-ca
- Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives or verbs, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.
Declension
Declension of -ca (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ca | -can |
| accusative | -can | -can |
| genitive | -can | -cena |
| dative | -can | -cum |
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -ca
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Suffix
-ca m
- Forms agent nouns.
- prześladować + -ca → prześladowca
Derived terms
Old Polish terms suffixed with -ca
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic *-ьca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ca
Suffix
-ca m pers (feminine -czyni)
- Forms agent nouns
- dawać + -ca → dawca
Declension
Declension of -ca
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ca | -cy |
| genitive | -cy | -ców |
| dative | -cy | -com |
| accusative | -cę | -ców |
| instrumental | -cą | -cami |
| locative | -cy | -cach |
| vocative | -co | -cy |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -ca
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)
- 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
- Form of -ce after the vowels A / I / O / U.
- aptal (“idiot, idiotic”) + -ca → aptalca (“idiotically”)
- İspanyol (“Spaniard, Spanish”) + -ca → İspanyolca (“Spanish language”) (literally "like a Spaniard")
- İzlanda (“Iceland”) + -ca → İzlandaca (“Icelandic language”) (literally "in the way of Iceland")