-ia
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈi.a/
suffix
Definitions
- Derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns
- Derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition
- Added to ethnonyms to derive place names
- Used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek -ία.
Origin
Ancient Greek
-ία
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ia English
- -ia Latin
- -ie French
- bronchoscopie French
- dramaturgie French
- -ия Russian
- -ia Spanish, Castilian
- -ία Ancient Greek
- ἀκρωμία Ancient Greek
- *-i-eh₂, *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European
- allegori Danish