# -ica
## English
### Etymology

From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus.
Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically.

### Suffix

-ica
* a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.
    Synonyms: -ana, -iana, -ia

#### Usage notes

Rarely used; -ana and -ia are more common.

#### Derived terms

* erotica
* Hebraica

### Anagrams

* Cai, Cài, Cai., CIA, C. I. A., ACI, C.I.A., CAI, IaC, AIC, IAC

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈi.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈi.ka]

### Suffix

-ica f
* feminine singular of -ic

## Dutch
### Suffix

-ica
* female equivalent of -icus

#### Derived terms
## Interlingua
### Etymology

Borrowed from English -ics, French -ique, Italian -ica, Portuguese -ica/Spanish -ica, Russian -ика (-ika), all ultimately from Latin -icum, from -icus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ika/

### Suffix

-ica
* 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”)

#### Usage notes

* The stressed syllable in words formed with -ica is the antepenult, i.e. the syllable prior to the suffix.
* A corresponding nominal suffix denoting a person occupied with the particular science or study is -ico while the corresponding adjectival suffix is -ic.

#### Derived terms
### References

* Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* -ica: (Classical Latin) IPA: /i.ka/, [ɪkä]
* -ica: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /i.ka/, [ikä]
* -icā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /i.kaː/, [ɪkäː]
* -icā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /i.ka/, [ikä]

### Suffix

-ica
* inflection of -icus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Suffix

-icā
* ablative feminine singular of -icus

## Old Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (10th–15th CE) /it͡sa/
* IPA: (15th CE) /it͡sa/

### Suffix

-ica f
* forms feminine nouns

#### Descendants

* Polish: -ica

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* -yca

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.t͡sa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -it͡sa
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Suffix

-ica f
* forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives
    ‎lewo + ‎-ica → ‎lewica

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* -ica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Suffix

-ica
* feminine singular of -ico

#### Derived terms
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

### Suffix

-ica (Cyrillic spelling -ица)
* Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives.
* Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative.
* female equivalent of -ik

#### Derived terms

* -arica
* -čica

## Slovincian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.t͡sa/

### Suffix

-ica f
* forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature
    ‎balka + ‎-ica → ‎balczica

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈika/ [ˈi.ka]
* Rhymes: -ika
* Syllabification: -i‧ca

### Suffix

-ica
* feminine singular of -ico