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Definition 2024
-ιά
-ιά
Greek
Suffix
-ιά • (-iá) f
- added to a fruit/plant noun, to create words for trees/plants that produce it:
- added to another noun to denote a blot or stain:
- added to another noun to denote an injury or a hit:
- μαχαίρι ("knife") μαχαιριά ("stabbing")
- χάραγμα ("mark") χαρακιά ("cut/nick")
- added to another noun to denote a measure or amount:
- added to a place name to denote a (female) person from there:
- added to a noun, adjective or verb to form a further noun:
- added to a noun or adjective to form a sum of these:
- added to a noun to denote a state or condition:
- added to a noun(s) to denote a certain place or location:
- ποτάμι ("river") ποταμιά ("area around river")
- λαγκάδι ("dale") λαγκαδιά ("ravine")
- added to a noun(s) to denote a certain time period:
Declension
declension of -ιά
singular | plural | |
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nominative | -ιά | -ιές |
genitive | -ιάς | -ιών |
accusative | -ιά | -ιές |
vocative | -ιά | -ιές |
Related terms
- -ία f (-ía)