-ория
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Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *-orьja, cognate with Macedonian -орија (-orija). Equivalent to -ор (-or) + -ия (-ija).
Suffix
[edit]-ори́я • (-oríja)
- Derives abstract or collective nouns with expressive connotation: -ity, -ness
- From adjectives:
- From abstract nouns:
Declension
[edit]Declension of -ори́я
Related terms
[edit]- -отия (-otija)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Latin -ōrium (the neuter of the adjectival ending Latin -ōrius), found in loanwords. Equivalent to -ор (-or, “agent suffix”) + -ия (-ija).
Suffix
[edit]-о́рия • (-órija)
- -ory
- From a base word:
- ора́тен (oráten, “orating”) → орато́рия (oratórija, “oratory”)
- дире́ктен (dirékten, “direct”) → директо́рия (direktórija, “directory”)
- обсерва́ция (observácija, “observation”) → обсервато́рия (observatórija, “observatory”)
- ле́кция (lékcija, “lecture”) → лекто́рия (lektórija, “lecture hall”)
- Without a base word:
- кало́рия (kalórija, “calorie”)
- лаборато́рия (laboratórija, “laboratory”)
- From a base word: