Translingual

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ia f

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

Derived terms

English

Suffix

-ia

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

Synonyms

• (collections of things): -ana, -ica

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ia

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

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ία ‎(-ía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.a/, [ˈiːä]
• Stress: -ìa
• Hyphenation: -ìa

Suffix

-ia f ‎(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

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Partially from Ancient Greek -ία ‎(-ía) and -εια ‎(-eia), but also the feminine form of -ius.

Suffix

-ia

1. Used to form an abstract noun of the first declension, usually from an adjective stem.

Synonyms

• -iēs

Descendants

• French: -ie

Derived terms

• audācia
• īnfantia
• malevolentia

See also

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ia f

1. forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood

   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

   governador ‎(“governor”) + ‎-ia → ‎governadoria ‎(“the job or office of a governor”)

4. forms placenames; -y; -ia

   Brasil ‎(“Brazil”) + ‎-ia → ‎Brasília ‎(“Brasilia”)

Synonyms

• (state; condition): -idade, -ção
• (job; office): -ado, -ato

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ia

1. appended to the stem, forms the first-person singular and third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of 2nd and 3rd conjugation verbs

   comer ‎(“to eat”) + ‎-ia → ‎comia ‎(“I/he/she/it ate”)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-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”)

Spanish

Suffix

-ia f

1. forms placenames; -y; -ia

   Brasil ‎(“Brazil”) + ‎-ia → ‎Brasilia ‎(“Brasilia”)

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -ea
• -lea
• -lia

Suffix

-ia

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Derived terms

Usage notes

Used to form benefactive and aditive verbs from other verbs (either of Bantu or Arabic origin), e.g., lipa (pay) --> lipia (pay for); jibu (answer) --> jibia (answer to/for). This affix is subject to vowel harmony: verbs with root vowels /e/ and /o/ take -ea, e.g., soma (read) --> somea (read to/for s.o).