-ica

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.

-ica

1. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.

Not productive, and rarely used; -ana and -ia are more common.

• -ana, -iana
• -ia

• erotica
• Hebraica
• Judaica

• ACI, C.I.A., CAI, CIA, Cai, Cai., Cài

-ica

1. feminine singular of -ic

-ica

1. female equivalent of -icus

-ica

1. nominative feminine singular of -icus
2. nominative neuter plural of -icus
3. accusative neuter plural of -icus
4. vocative feminine singular of -icus
5. vocative neuter plural of -icus

-icā

1. ablative feminine singular of -icus

• -yca

From Proto-Slavic *-ica.

-ica f

1. Forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and augmentatives

-ica

1. feminine singular of -ico

From Proto-Slavic *-ica.

-ica (Cyrillic spelling -ица)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives.
2. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative.
3. Feminine form of -ik.

• -arica
• -čica

-ica

1. feminine singular of -ico