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Meaning of -ică | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. forms diminutives
    feminine, morpheme
  2. forms abstact nouns for fields of knowledge. -ics, -istics
    feminine, morpheme, uncountable
  3. forms female equivalents
    feminine, morpheme

Equivalents

English -y

Examples

“frunză (“leaf”) + -ică → frunzică (“small leaf”)”
“copil (“boy”) + -ică → copilică (“girl”)”
“dentist (“dentist”) + -ică → dentistică (“dentistry”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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