-ca

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɒ]

-ca

1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.

   Teréz (“Teresa”) → Teca (“Tessa”)

• (diminutive suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ca is added to back vowel words

  -ce is added to front vowel words

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka/

-ca

1. nominative feminine singular of -cus
2. nominative neuter plural of -cus
3. accusative neuter plural of -cus
4. vocative feminine singular of -cus
5. vocative neuter plural of -cus

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaː/

-cā

1. ablative feminine singular of -cus

Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka/

-ca n

1. nominative plural of -cum
2. accusative plural of -cum
3. vocative plural of -cum

From Proto-Germanic *-ukô, equivalent to -oc +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /kɑ/

-ca m

1. Creates concrete masculine nouns from adjectives or verbs, usually typifying a condition or state, or characterising a diminutive aspect.

From Proto-Slavic *-ьca

-ca m pers

1. Forms agent nouns

-czyni f

-ca (Cyrillic spelling -ца)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a diminutive form expressing endearment.

-ca

1. like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
2. Used to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives.

   ‎aptal (“idiot, idiotic”) + ‎-ca → ‎aptalca (“idiotically”)

3. -ish: Used to form languages from a demonym/nationality.

   ‎İspanyol (“Spaniard, Spanish”) + ‎-ca → ‎İspanyolca (“Spanish language”) (literally "like a Spaniard")

4. -ian, -ese: Used to form languages the name of a country or region.

   ‎İzlanda (“Iceland”) + ‎-ca → ‎İzlandaca (“Icelandic language”) (literally "in the way of Iceland")

   ‎Malta (“Malta”) + ‎-ca → ‎Maltaca (“Maltese language”)

• It is used when the nationality word's last vowel is one of "a", "ı", "o" or "u" and the last consonant is one of "b", "c", "d", "g", "ğ", "j", "l", "m", "n", "r", "v", "y" or "z"
• It can become -ce, -ça, -çe according to the last vowel and the last consonant of the word.