-ίτσα

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Greek

Etymology

Feminine diminutive, inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek -ίτσα (-ítsa), formed from -ίτσ(ιν) (-íts(in)) +‎ (-a), from Byzantine Greek -ίκιν (-íkin), -ίκιον (-íkion); for this compare Greek κορίτσι (korítsi). Alternatively, from shortening of -ίτισσα (-ítissa), the feminine form of Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs), as in Greek ξενομερίτισσα (xenomerítissa, female newcomer) and Pontic Greek ξενομερίτσα (xenomerítsa). For placenames and some proper nouns sometimes borrowed from Proto-Slavic *-ica, as in Γρανίτσα (Granítsa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈitsa/
  • Hyphenation: -ί‧τσα

Suffix

-ίτσα (-ítsaf

  1. added to a (usually feminine) noun to create diminutive nouns:
    Ελένη (Eléni, Helen) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎Ελενίτσα (Elenítsa)
    αγελάδα (ageláda, cow) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎αγελαδίτσα (ageladítsa, heifer)
    καρέκλα (karékla, chair) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎καρεκλίτσα (kareklítsa)
    καρφί (karfí, nail) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎καρφίτσα (karfítsa, drawing pin, thumbtack)
    κούκλα (koúkla, doll) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎κουκλίτσα (kouklítsa, dolly)
  2. (rare) used in place names of Slavic origin:
    καρδιά (kardiá, heart) + ‎-ίτσα (-ítsa) → ‎Καρδίτσα (Kardítsa)

Declension

Declension of -ίτσα
singular plural
nominative -ίτσα (-ítsa) -ίτσες (-ítses)
genitive -ίτσας (-ítsas) -
accusative -ίτσα (-ítsa) -ίτσες (-ítses)
vocative -ίτσα (-ítsa) -ίτσες (-ítses)

Synonyms

  • -άκι (-áki) (used chiefly with neuter nouns)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ "-ίτσα", in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language