"-ίτσα" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Greek]

IPA: /ˈitsa/
Etymology: Feminine diminutive, inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek -ίτσα (-ítsa), formed from -ίτσ(ιν) (-íts(in)) + -α (-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). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|-ίτσα}} Byzantine Greek -ίτσα (-ítsa), {{compound|el|-ίτσ(ιν)|-α}} -ίτσ(ιν) (-íts(in)) + -α (-a), {{cog|gkm|-ίκιν}} Byzantine Greek -ίκιν (-íkin), {{m|gkm|-ίκιον}} -ίκιον (-íkion), {{cog|el|κορίτσι}} Greek κορίτσι (korítsi), {{m|el|-ίτισσα}} -ίτισσα (-ítissa), {{der|el|grc|-ίτης}} Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs), {{cog|el|ξενομερίτισσα||female newcomer}} Greek ξενομερίτισσα (xenomerítissa, “female newcomer”), {{cog|pnt|ξενομερίτσα}} Pontic Greek ξενομερίτσα (xenomerítsa), {{der|el|sla-pro|*-ica}} Proto-Slavic *-ica, {{m|el|Γρανίτσα}} Γρανίτσα (Granítsa) Head templates: {{head|el|suffix||||||||g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} -ίτσα • (-ítsa) f, {{el-suffix|f|-ίτσες}} -ίτσα • (-ítsa) f Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|-ίτσα|-ίτσες|-ίτσας|-|-ίτσα|-ίτσες|-ίτσα|-ίτσες|note=}} Forms: -ítsa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ίτσα [nominative, singular], -ίτσες [nominative, plural], -ίτσας [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], -ίτσα [accusative, singular], -ίτσες [accusative, plural], -ίτσα [singular, vocative], -ίτσες [plural, vocative]
  1. added to a (usually feminine) noun to create diminutive nouns: Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ίτσα-el-suffix-R9bSwLer Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα', Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα': 59 41 Disambiguation of Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural: 51 49
  2. (rare) used in place names of Slavic origin: Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--ίτσα-el-suffix-jN549v7j Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -άκι (-áki) (english: used chiefly with neuter nouns)

Inflected forms

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        "used in place names of Slavic origin:",
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