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Romanian
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Albanian -kë.
Suffix
-ică f (plural -ici)
- forms diminutives
- Synonym: -iță
- frunză (“leaf”) + -ică → frunzică (“small leaf”)
- forms female equivalents
- Synonym: -iță
- copil (“boy”) + -ică → copilică (“girl”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French -ique, Italian -ica.
Suffix
-ică f (uncountable)
- forms abstact nouns for fields of knowledge. -ics, -istics
- dentist (“dentist”) + -ică → dentistică (“dentistry”)
Derived terms