-c

See also: -č and Appendix:Variations of "c"

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

• From -co

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-k/

Suffix

-c

1. form of -co with stems ending in vowels. (Added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location.

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -c

calmecac

cemihcac

Tequixquiac

Tzompanco

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1351. A variant of the -sz noun-forming suffix.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡s]

Suffix

-c

1. (noun-forming suffix, rare) Added to a word to form a noun with a diminutive sense. No longer productive.

   ‎bohó (“playful, foolish”) + ‎-c → ‎bohóc (“clown”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -c

bohóc

élc

gombóc

gömböc

jegec

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

1. -c in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /k/, [k]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /k/, [k]

Suffix

-c (particle)

1. Alternative form of -ce

Derived terms

Category Latin terms suffixed with -c not found

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ťi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡s/
• Rhymes: -t͡s
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-c

1. (rare) forms infinitives with -k and -g stems

   ‎piec + ‎-c → ‎piekę

   ‎móc + ‎-c → ‎mogę

Further reading

• -c in Polish dictionaries at PWN