-owica

See also: -owicą

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-usder.
Proto-Indo-European *-osder.
Proto-Slavic *-ovъ
Old Polish -owy
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas
Proto-Slavic *-ica
Old Polish -ica
Old Polish -owica

    From -owy + -ica.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔvit͡sʲa/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔvit͡sʲa/

    Suffix

    -owica f

    1. forms feminine nouns
      ‎pół + ‎-owica → ‎połowica

    Derived terms

    Category Old Polish terms suffixed with -owica not found

    Descendants

    • Polish: -owica

    Polish

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *-usder.
    Proto-Indo-European *-osder.
    Proto-Slavic *-ovъ
    Old Polish -owy
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas
    Proto-Slavic *-ica
    Old Polish -ica
    Old Polish -owica
    Polish -owica

      Inherited from Old Polish -owica. By surface analysis, -owy +‎ -ica.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɔˈvi.t͡sa/
      • Rhymes: -it͡sa
      • Syllabification: -o‧wi‧ca

      Suffix

      -owica f

      1. forms feminine nouns, usually diseases
        ‎ropa + ‎-owica → ‎ropowica

      Declension

      Declension of -owica
      singular plural
      nominative -owica -owice
      genitive -owicy -owic
      dative -owicy -owicom
      accusative -owicę -owice
      instrumental -owicą -owicami
      locative -owicy -owicach
      vocative -owico -owice

      Derived terms

      Polish terms suffixed with -owica
      bąblowica
      gnojowica
      kosowica
      lodowica
      połowica
      ropowica
      rzęsistkowica
      śliwowica
      wszołowica

      Further reading

      • -owica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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