-teca

From Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, scabbard”). Equivalent of teca.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: -tè‧ca

-teca

1. used to form nouns meaning a library, gallery or similar collection of things

• tace

Learned borrowing from Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, scabbard”).

• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ

-teca f (noun-forming suffix, plural -tecas)

1. Used for any kind of collection.

From Latin -theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, scabbard”).

-teca f (noun-forming suffix, plural -tecas)

1. used for any kind of collection

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl -tecatl.

-teca m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -tecas)
-teca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -tecas)

1. forms various Mexican or Central American ethnicities

• azteca
• guatemalteca
• zapoteca

• “-teca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014