"-ица" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See -ица in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ica [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*-ica|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-ica, {{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*-ica}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica Head templates: {{sh-suffix}} -ица (Latin spelling -ica)
  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ица-sh-suffix-jePBSRf3 Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14
  2. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ица-sh-suffix-j5Y~MCdb Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14
  3. female equivalent of -ик Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -ик
    Sense id: en--ица-sh-suffix-VpGsgO9S Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -чица
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    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.",
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    {
      "form": "-ica",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "-ица (Latin spelling -ica)",
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    }
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          "_dis": "43 43 14",
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      ],
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          "diminutives#English"
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      ]
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "pejorative",
          "pejorative#English"
        ]
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      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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          "word": "-ик"
        }
      ],
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        "female equivalent of -ик"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-ик",
          "-ик#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ица"
}
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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian suffixes",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "-чица"
    }
  ],
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ica.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ica",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ица (Latin spelling -ica)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, commonly used for forming diminutives."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually a pejorative."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "-ик"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "-ик",
          "-ик#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ица"
}

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