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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.

Suffix

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-ia f (taxonomy)

  1. Used to form taxonomic names, especially to form genus names when appended to the name of a person, usually a scientist or a patron.

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English

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Etymology 1

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    From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.

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    -ia

    1. Used in forming names of countries, diseases, flowers, and rarely collections of things (such as militaria, deletia).
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    Etymology 2

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    From the endings of corresponding Latin and Ancient Greek plural nouns.

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    -ia

    1. Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.

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    -ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ies)

    1. forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood
      covard (coward) + ‎-ia → ‎covardia (cowardice)
    2. forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship
      comptador (accountant) + ‎-ia → ‎comptadoria (accounting)
    3. forms placenames; -y; -ia
      occità (Occitan) + ‎-ia → ‎Occitània (Occitanie)

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    Finnish

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Finnic *-idak, from Proto-Uralic *-j-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /-iɑˣ/, [-iɑ̝(ʔ)]

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    -ia (front vowel harmony variant -iä, stem -i-, linguistic notation -i- or -iA)

    1. Forms primarily transitive verbs describing repeating (frequentative) or continuous (continuative) action.
    Conjugation
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    Inflection of -ia (Kotus type 61/sallia, no gradation)
    indicative mood
    present tense perfect
    person positive negative person positive negative
    1st sing. -in en -i 1st sing. olen -inut en ole -inut
    2nd sing. -it et -i 2nd sing. olet -inut et ole -inut
    3rd sing. -ii ei -i 3rd sing. on -inut ei ole -inut
    1st plur. -imme emme -i 1st plur. olemme -ineet emme ole -ineet
    2nd plur. -itte ette -i 2nd plur. olette -ineet ette ole -ineet
    3rd plur. -ivat eivät -i 3rd plur. ovat -ineet eivät ole -ineet
    passive -itaan ei -ita passive on -ittu ei ole -ittu
    past tense pluperfect
    person positive negative person positive negative
    1st sing. -in en -inut 1st sing. olin -inut en ollut -inut
    2nd sing. -it et -inut 2nd sing. olit -inut et ollut -inut
    3rd sing. -i ei -inut 3rd sing. oli -inut ei ollut -inut
    1st plur. -imme emme -ineet 1st plur. olimme -ineet emme olleet -ineet
    2nd plur. -itte ette -ineet 2nd plur. olitte -ineet ette olleet -ineet
    3rd plur. -ivat eivät -ineet 3rd plur. olivat -ineet eivät olleet -ineet
    passive -ittiin ei -ittu passive oli -ittu ei ollut -ittu
    conditional mood
    present perfect
    person positive negative person positive negative
    1st sing. -isin en -isi 1st sing. olisin -inut en olisi -inut
    2nd sing. -isit et -isi 2nd sing. olisit -inut et olisi -inut
    3rd sing. -isi ei -isi 3rd sing. olisi -inut ei olisi -inut
    1st plur. -isimme emme -isi 1st plur. olisimme -ineet emme olisi -ineet
    2nd plur. -isitte ette -isi 2nd plur. olisitte -ineet ette olisi -ineet
    3rd plur. -isivat eivät -isi 3rd plur. olisivat -ineet eivät olisi -ineet
    passive -ittaisiin ei -ittaisi passive olisi -ittu ei olisi -ittu
    imperative mood
    present perfect
    person positive negative person positive negative
    1st sing. 1st sing.
    2nd sing. -i älä -i 2nd sing.
    3rd sing. -ikoon älköön -iko 3rd sing. olkoon -inut älköön olko -inut
    1st plur. -ikaamme älkäämme -iko 1st plur.
    2nd plur. -ikaa älkää -iko 2nd plur.
    3rd plur. -ikoot älkööt -iko 3rd plur. olkoot -ineet älkööt olko -ineet
    passive -ittakoon älköön -ittako passive olkoon -ittu älköön olko -ittu
    potential mood
    present perfect
    person positive negative person positive negative
    1st sing. -inen en -ine 1st sing. lienen -inut en liene -inut
    2nd sing. -inet et -ine 2nd sing. lienet -inut et liene -inut
    3rd sing. -inee ei -ine 3rd sing. lienee -inut ei liene -inut
    1st plur. -inemme emme -ine 1st plur. lienemme -ineet emme liene -ineet
    2nd plur. -inette ette -ine 2nd plur. lienette -ineet ette liene -ineet
    3rd plur. -inevat eivät -ine 3rd plur. lienevät -ineet eivät liene -ineet
    passive -ittaneen ei -ittane passive lienee -ittu ei liene -ittu
    Nominal forms
    infinitives participles
    active passive active passive
    1st -ia present -iva -ittava
    long 1st1
    Possessive forms
    Person sing. plur.
    1st -iakseni -iaksemme
    2nd -iaksesi -iaksenne
    3rd -iakseen
    -iaksensa
    past -inut -ittu
    2nd inessive2 -iessa -ittaessa agent4 -ima
    Possessive forms
    Person sing. plur.
    1st -iessani -iessamme
    2nd -iessasi -iessanne
    3rd -iessaan
    -iessansa
    negative -imaton
    instructive -ien
    1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

    2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
    3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

    4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
    3rd inessive -imassa
    elative -imasta
    illative -imaan
    adessive -imalla
    abessive -imatta
    instructive -iman -ittaman
    4th3 verbal noun -iminen
    5th1
    Possessive forms
    Person sing. plur.
    1st -imaisillani -imaisillamme
    2nd -imaisillasi -imaisillanne
    3rd -imaisillaan
    -imaisillansa

    Note that if the stem has gradation, it is (almost always) preserved.

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    Etymology 2

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    From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).

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    -ia

    1. (in borrowings) Forms place names.
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    Inflection of -ia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative -ia
    genitive -ian
    partitive -iaa
    illative -iaan
    singular plural
    nominative -ia
    accusative nom. -ia
    gen. -ian
    genitive -ian
    partitive -iaa
    inessive -iassa
    elative -iasta
    illative -iaan
    adessive -ialla
    ablative -ialta
    allative -ialle
    essive -iana
    translative -iaksi
    abessive -iatta
    instructive
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of -ia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iani
    accusative nom. -iani
    gen. -iani
    genitive -iani
    partitive -iaani
    inessive -iassani
    elative -iastani
    illative -iaani
    adessive -iallani
    ablative -ialtani
    allative -ialleni
    essive -ianani
    translative -iakseni
    abessive -iattani
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iasi
    accusative nom. -iasi
    gen. -iasi
    genitive -iasi
    partitive -iaasi
    inessive -iassasi
    elative -iastasi
    illative -iaasi
    adessive -iallasi
    ablative -ialtasi
    allative -iallesi
    essive -ianasi
    translative -iaksesi
    abessive -iattasi
    instructive
    comitative
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iamme
    accusative nom. -iamme
    gen. -iamme
    genitive -iamme
    partitive -iaamme
    inessive -iassamme
    elative -iastamme
    illative -iaamme
    adessive -iallamme
    ablative -ialtamme
    allative -iallemme
    essive -ianamme
    translative -iaksemme
    abessive -iattamme
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -ianne
    accusative nom. -ianne
    gen. -ianne
    genitive -ianne
    partitive -iaanne
    inessive -iassanne
    elative -iastanne
    illative -iaanne
    adessive -iallanne
    ablative -ialtanne
    allative -iallenne
    essive -iananne
    translative -iaksenne
    abessive -iattanne
    instructive
    comitative
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iansa
    accusative nom. -iansa
    gen. -iansa
    genitive -iansa
    partitive -iaansa
    inessive -iassaan
    -iassansa
    elative -iastaan
    -iastansa
    illative -iaansa
    adessive -iallaan
    -iallansa
    ablative -ialtaan
    -ialtansa
    allative -ialleen
    -iallensa
    essive -ianaan
    -ianansa
    translative -iakseen
    -iaksensa
    abessive -iattaan
    -iattansa
    instructive
    comitative
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    Etymology 3

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    From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).

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    -ia

    1. (in borrowings) -y (forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots)
    Declension
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    Inflection of -ia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative -ia -iat
    genitive -ian -ioiden
    -ioitten
    partitive -iaa -ioita
    illative -iaan -ioihin
    singular plural
    nominative -ia -iat
    accusative nom. -ia -iat
    gen. -ian
    genitive -ian -ioiden
    -ioitten
    -iain rare
    partitive -iaa -ioita
    inessive -iassa -ioissa
    elative -iasta -ioista
    illative -iaan -ioihin
    adessive -ialla -ioilla
    ablative -ialta -ioilta
    allative -ialle -ioille
    essive -iana -ioina
    translative -iaksi -ioiksi
    abessive -iatta -ioitta
    instructive -ioin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of -ia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iani -iani
    accusative nom. -iani -iani
    gen. -iani
    genitive -iani -ioideni
    -ioitteni
    -iaini rare
    partitive -iaani -ioitani
    inessive -iassani -ioissani
    elative -iastani -ioistani
    illative -iaani -ioihini
    adessive -iallani -ioillani
    ablative -ialtani -ioiltani
    allative -ialleni -ioilleni
    essive -ianani -ioinani
    translative -iakseni -ioikseni
    abessive -iattani -ioittani
    instructive
    comitative -ioineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iasi -iasi
    accusative nom. -iasi -iasi
    gen. -iasi
    genitive -iasi -ioidesi
    -ioittesi
    -iaisi rare
    partitive -iaasi -ioitasi
    inessive -iassasi -ioissasi
    elative -iastasi -ioistasi
    illative -iaasi -ioihisi
    adessive -iallasi -ioillasi
    ablative -ialtasi -ioiltasi
    allative -iallesi -ioillesi
    essive -ianasi -ioinasi
    translative -iaksesi -ioiksesi
    abessive -iattasi -ioittasi
    instructive
    comitative -ioinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iamme -iamme
    accusative nom. -iamme -iamme
    gen. -iamme
    genitive -iamme -ioidemme
    -ioittemme
    -iaimme rare
    partitive -iaamme -ioitamme
    inessive -iassamme -ioissamme
    elative -iastamme -ioistamme
    illative -iaamme -ioihimme
    adessive -iallamme -ioillamme
    ablative -ialtamme -ioiltamme
    allative -iallemme -ioillemme
    essive -ianamme -ioinamme
    translative -iaksemme -ioiksemme
    abessive -iattamme -ioittamme
    instructive
    comitative -ioinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -ianne -ianne
    accusative nom. -ianne -ianne
    gen. -ianne
    genitive -ianne -ioidenne
    -ioittenne
    -iainne rare
    partitive -iaanne -ioitanne
    inessive -iassanne -ioissanne
    elative -iastanne -ioistanne
    illative -iaanne -ioihinne
    adessive -iallanne -ioillanne
    ablative -ialtanne -ioiltanne
    allative -iallenne -ioillenne
    essive -iananne -ioinanne
    translative -iaksenne -ioiksenne
    abessive -iattanne -ioittanne
    instructive
    comitative -ioinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative -iansa -iansa
    accusative nom. -iansa -iansa
    gen. -iansa
    genitive -iansa -ioidensa
    -ioittensa
    -iainsa rare
    partitive -iaansa -ioitaan
    -ioitansa
    inessive -iassaan
    -iassansa
    -ioissaan
    -ioissansa
    elative -iastaan
    -iastansa
    -ioistaan
    -ioistansa
    illative -iaansa -ioihinsa
    adessive -iallaan
    -iallansa
    -ioillaan
    -ioillansa
    ablative -ialtaan
    -ialtansa
    -ioiltaan
    -ioiltansa
    allative -ialleen
    -iallensa
    -ioilleen
    -ioillensa
    essive -ianaan
    -ianansa
    -ioinaan
    -ioinansa
    translative -iakseen
    -iaksensa
    -ioikseen
    -ioiksensa
    abessive -iattaan
    -iattansa
    -ioittaan
    -ioittansa
    instructive
    comitative -ioineen
    -ioinensa
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    Etymology 4

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    From Proto-Finnic *-jak, an old *k-lative of *-ja (denominative place name suffix).

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    • IPA(key): /-iɑ(ˣ)/, [-iɑ̝(ʔ)]

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    -ia (front vowel harmony variant -iä, linguistic notation -iA)

    1. Forms some adverbs, mainly with a directional meaning.
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    Etymology 5

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    See -ea.

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    -ia (front vowel harmony variant -iä, linguistic notation -iA) (dialectal)

    1. Alternative form of -ea
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    • Used in the same way as the standard -ea: e.g. korkia "high", standard korkea.
    • Commonly associated with both Northern and Southern Ostrobothnian dialects, but also the predominant type in Peräpohja and southeastern (aka "Karelian") dialects.
    • This form was standard until the 19th century, when it was replaced by the current standard -ea.

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    • Erkki Savolainen, 1998, compiled for the University of Eastern Finland (archived page)

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    Ingrian

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Finnic *-idak. Cognates include Finnish -ia.

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    -ia (front vowel variant -iä)

    1. Used to form continuative verbs from other verbs.
      hypätä (to jump) + ‎-ia → ‎hyppiä (to hop)
    2. Used to form transitive verbs describing a continuous action with a nominal.
      nokka (beak) + ‎-ia → ‎nokkia (to peck)
    3. Used to form intransitive verbs describing the creation of a nominal.
      kukka (flower) + ‎-ia → ‎kukkia (to blossom)
      poika (young) + ‎-ia → ‎poikia (to calve)
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    Conjugation of -ia (type 7/oppia, no gradation)
    Indikativa
    Preesens Perfekta
    positive negative positive negative
    1st singular -in en -i 1st singular oon -int, oon -inut en oo -int, en oo -inut
    2nd singular -it et -i 2nd singular oot -int, oot -inut et oo -int, et oo -inut
    3rd singular -ii ei -i 3rd singular ono -int, ono -inut ei oo -int, ei oo -inut
    1st plural -imma emmä -i 1st plural oomma -ineet emmä oo -ineet
    2nd plural -itta että -i 2nd plural ootta -ineet että oo -ineet
    3rd plural -iit1), -ivat2), -itaa evät -i, ei -ita 3rd plural ovat -ineet evät oo -ineet, ei oo -ittu
    impersonal -itaa ei -ita impersonal ono -ittu ei oo -ittu
    Imperfekta Pluskvamperfekta
    positive negative positive negative
    1st singular -in en -int, en -inut 1st singular olin -int, olin -inut en olt -int, en olt -inut
    2nd singular -it et -int, et -inut 2nd singular olit -int, olit -inut et olt -int, et olt -inut
    3rd singular -i ei -int, ei -inut 3rd singular oli -int, oli -inut ei olt -int, ei olt -inut
    1st plural -imma emmä -ineet 1st plural olimma -ineet emmä olleet -ineet
    2nd plural -itta että -ineet 2nd plural olitta -ineet että olleet -ineet
    3rd plural -iit1), -ivat2), -ittii evät -ineet, ei -ittu 3rd plural olivat -ineet evät olleet -ineet, ei olt -ittu
    impersonal -ittii ei -ittu impersonal oli -ittu ei olt -ittu
    Konditsionala
    Preesens Perfekta
    positive negative positive negative
    1st singular -isin en -is 1st singular olisin -int, olisin -inut en olis -int, en olis -inut
    2nd singular -isit, -iist1) et -is 2nd singular olisit -int, olisit -inut et olis -int, et olis -inut
    3rd singular -is ei -is 3rd singular olis -int, olis -inut ei olis -int, ei olis -inut
    1st plural -isimma emmä -is 1st plural olisimma -ineet emmä olis -ineet
    2nd plural -isitta että -is 2nd plural olisitta -ineet että olis -ineet
    3rd plural -isiit1), -isivat2), -ittais evät -is, ei -ittais 3rd plural olisivat -ineet evät olis -ineet, ei olis -ittu
    impersonal -ittais ei -ittais impersonal olis -ittu ei olis -ittu
    Imperativa
    Preesens Perfekta
    positive negative positive negative
    1st singular 1st singular
    2nd singular -i elä -i 2nd singular oo -int, oo -inut elä oo -int, elä oo -inut
    3rd singular -ikoo elköö -iko 3rd singular olkoo -int, olkoo -inut elköö olko -int, elköö olko -inut
    1st plural 1st plural
    2nd plural -ikaa elkää -iko 2nd plural olkaa -ineet elkää olko -ineet
    3rd plural -ikoot elkööt -iko, elköö -ittako 3rd plural olkoot -ineet elkööt olko -ineet, elköö olko -ittu
    impersonal -ittakkoo elköö -ittako impersonal olkoo -ittu elköö olko -ittu
    Potentsiala
    Preesens
    positive negative
    1st singular -inen en -ine
    2nd singular -inet et -ine
    3rd singular -inoo ei -ine
    1st plural -inemma emmä -ine
    2nd plural -inetta että -ine
    3rd plural -inoot evät -ine, ei -ittane
    impersonal -ittannoo ei -ittane
    Nominal forms
    Infinitivat Partisipat
    active passive
    1st -ia present -iva -ittava
    2nd inessive -ijees past -int, -inut -ittu
    instructive -ien 1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect.
    2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect.
    *) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (-ikaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well.
    **) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) to the indicative
    ***) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) or -kse to either the indicative or the potential
    ****) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
    3rd illative -imaa
    inessive -imaas
    elative -imast
    abessive -imata
    4th nominative -imiin
    partitive -imista, -imist
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    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-Finnic *-ëda. Cognates include Finnish -ea and Estonian -e.

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    -ia (front vowel variant -iä)

    1. Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.
      pöörä (wheel) + ‎-ia → ‎pööriä (round)
    Declension
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    Declension of -ia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative -ia -iat
    genitive -ian -ioin
    partitive -iaa -ioja
    illative -iaa -ioihe
    inessive -iaas -iois
    elative -iast -ioist
    allative -ialle -ioille
    adessive -iaal -ioil
    ablative -ialt -ioilt
    translative -iaks -ioiks
    essive -ianna, -iaan -ioinna, -ioin
    exessive1) -iant -ioint
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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    Interlingua

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English -ia, French -ie, Italian -ia, Portuguese -ia/Spanish -ía, all ultimately from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).

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    -ia

    1. forms nouns from ethnonyms or personal names, denoting a country, province or region; -ia, -y
      arabe (Arab) + ‎-ia → ‎Arabia (Arabia)
      scoto (Scot) + ‎-ia → ‎Scotia (Scotland)
      bulgare (Buglar(ian)) + ‎-ia → ‎Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
    2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a quality, status or jurisdiction; -y, -cy,-ness, -ity, -hood
      coarde (coward) + ‎-ia → ‎coardia (cowardice)
      infante (baby, infant) + ‎-ia → ‎infantia (childhood, infancy)
      abbate (abbot) + ‎-ia → ‎abbatia (abbacy)
      capitano (captain) + ‎-ia → ‎capitania (captaincy)
    3. forms nouns from nouns, denoting an art, science, practice or establishment; -y
      geologo (geologist) + ‎-ia → ‎geologia (geology)
      radiotoxicologo (radiotoxicologist) + ‎-ia → ‎radiotoxicologia (radiotoxicology)
      idolatra (idolater) + ‎-ia → ‎idolatria (idolatry)
      bottinero (cobbler, shoemaker) + ‎-ia → ‎bottineria (cobblery, shoemaking; cobbler's, shoemaker's shop)

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    • Note that the i of the suffix -ia bears the stress.

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    Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ia not found

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    Italian

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    Etymology 1

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    From Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
    • Rhymes: -ia
    • Hyphenation: -ì‧a

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    -ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ie)

    1. derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns
      allegro (cheerful”, “happy) + ‎-ia → ‎allegria (joy”, “happiness)
      tiranno (tyrant) + ‎-ia → ‎tirannia (tyranny)
    2. derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition
      compagno (companion) + ‎-ia → ‎compagnia (company)
      borghese (bourgeois) + ‎-ia → ‎borghesia (bourgeoisie)
    3. added to ethnonyms to derive place names
      andaluso (Andalusian) + ‎-ia → ‎Andalusia (Andalusia)
    4. used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms
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    Etymology 2

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    From Latin -ia, ultimately from the same source as above.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ja/
      • Hyphenation: -ia
    • (after palatal consonants) IPA(key): /a/

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    -ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ie)

    1. (no longer productive) derivative suffix (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
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    Further reading

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    • -ìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • -ia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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    Etymology 1

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      Partially from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), -ία (-ía) and -εια (-eia), and so ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂. This suffix may also represent a substantivization of the feminine form of -ius.

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      -ia f (genitive -iae); first declension

      1. Used to form a first declension feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective ending in -us, or (rarely in later Latin) one ending in -ius, or from a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
        affixed to participles:
        absēns + ‎-ia → ‎absentia
        dēmēns + ‎-ia → ‎dēmentia
        valēns + ‎-ia → ‎valentia
        affixed to adjectives:
        audāx + ‎-ia → ‎audācia
        angustus + ‎-ia → ‎angustia
        fācundus + ‎-ia → ‎fācundia
        ignāvus + ‎-ia → ‎ignāvia
        opulentus + ‎-ia → ‎opulentia
        affixed to nouns:
        custōs + ‎-ia → ‎custōdia
        mīles + ‎-ia → ‎mīlitia
        victor + ‎-ia → ‎victōria
        gōgrāvius + ‎-ia → ‎gōgrāvia (Medieval Latin)
      2. Used to form country names
        Graecus + ‎-ia → ‎Graecia
        Gallus + ‎-ia → ‎Gallia
        Dācus + ‎-ia → ‎Dācia
        Thrāx + ‎-ia → ‎Thrācia
        Hispānus + ‎-ia → ‎Hispānia
        Britannus + ‎-ia → ‎Britannia
        Germānus + ‎-ia → ‎Germānia
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      First-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative -ia -iae
      genitive -iae -iārum
      dative -iae -iīs
      accusative -iam -iās
      ablative -iā -iīs
      vocative -ia -iae
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      Descendants
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      • Old French: -ie
        • Middle French: -ie
        • Middle High German: -ie
        • Middle English: -ie
      • Sicilian: -ia

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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      -ia

      1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -s

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      -ia

      1. a passive ending

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      Category Maori terms suffixed with -ia not found

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      Etymology

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      Learned borrowing from Latin -ia and/or Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of -a.

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

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      -ia f

      1. -ia
        akuszer + ‎-ia → ‎akuszeria

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      Further reading

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      • -ia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Portuguese

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      -ia f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ias)

      1. forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood
        Synonyms: -idade, -ção
        alegre (joyful) + ‎-ia → ‎alegria (joy)
      2. (medicine) forms the names of medical conditions; -y; -ia
        acéfalo (acephalous) + ‎-ia → ‎acefalia (acephaly)
      3. forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship
        Synonyms: -ado, -ato
        governador (governor) + ‎-ia → ‎governadoria (the job or office of a governor)
      4. forms placenames; -y; -ia
        Brasil (Brazil) + ‎-ia → ‎Brasília (Brasilia)
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      Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ia, from Latin -ēbam (first person) and -ēbat (third person). Cognate with Galician and Spanish -ía.

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      -ia

      1. a suffix indicating the first-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -er and -ir
        comer (to eat) + ‎-ia → ‎comia ([I] used to eat)
        unir (to unite) + ‎-ia → ‎unia ([I] used to unite)
      2. a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -er and -ir
        comer (to eat) + ‎-ia → ‎comia ([he/she/it] used to eat)
        unir (to unite) + ‎-ia → ‎unia ([he/she/it] used to unite)
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      Etymology 3

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      Reduced form of havia, imperfect of haver.

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      -ia

      1. appended to the infinitive, forms the first-person singular and third-person singular conditional of verbs
        comer (to eat) + ‎-ia → ‎comeria (I/he/she/it would eat)

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      -ia

      1. definite singular of -ie, usually applied to place names.

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      -ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ias)

      1. appears in feminine nouns, generally abstract, mostly inherited from Latin; -y
        eficaz (efficient) + ‎-ia → ‎eficacia (efficiency)
      2. forms placenames; -y; -ia
        Brasil (Brazil) + ‎-ia → ‎Brasilia (Brasilia)

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      -ia (mid vowel harmony variant -ea)

      1. for (directed at, intended to belong to), applicative suffix
        -lipa (to pay) + ‎-ia → ‎-lipia (to pay for)
        -jibu (to answer) + ‎-ia → ‎-jibia (to answer to/for)
        -soma (to read) + ‎-ea → ‎-somea (to read to/for)

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