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-ια -ία ἰά ἴα Appendix:Variations of "ia"
Ancient Greek
grc place suffix suffix
Suffix
-ῐᾱ́ -ῐᾱ́ς f first
forms nouns denoting a place
Derived terms
grc
Greek
Etymology
el plant noun :inh grc:-έα grc:-αία
From el grc -έα and grc -αία, both from grc -ία.
Pronunciation
el /ˈʝa/ after β, δ, ζ, ρ
el /ˈça/ after θ, π, σ, τ, φ
el /ˈɲa/ after μ, ν
el /ˈʎa/ after λ
Suffix
f
added to a fruit/plant noun, to create words for trees/plants that produce it:
el μήλο apple μηλιά apple tree
el κεράσι cherry κερασιά cherry tree
el βελανίδι acorn βελανιδιά oak tree
added to another noun to denote a blot or stain:
el δάχτυλο finger δαχτυλιά finger mark
el λάδι oil λαδιά oil mark
added to another noun to denote an injury or a hit:
el μαχαίρι knife μαχαιριά stabbing
el χάραγμα mark χαρακιά cut/nick
added to another noun to denote a measure or amount:
el πιρούνι fork πιρουνιά forkful
el κουτάλι spoon κουταλιά spoonful
el χέρι hand χεριά handful
added to a place name to denote a (female) person from there:
el Κρήτη Crete Κρητικιά Female Cretan
el Πάτρα Patra Πατρινιά Female from Patra
added to a noun, adjective or verb to form a further noun:
el άνθρωπος human ανθρωπιά humanity
el βρίζω to curse βρισιά insult
el ανήμπορος helpless ανημποριά indisposition
added to a noun or adjective to form a sum of these:
el εργάτης worker εργατιά working class
el Τούρκος Turk Τουρκιά the Turks/crowd of Turks
added to a noun to denote a state or condition:
el σύννεφο cloud συννεφιά cloudy sky
el έρημος desert ερημιά wilderness
added to a noun(s) to denote a certain place or location:
el ποτάμι river ποταμιά area around river
el λαγκάδι dale λαγκαδιά ravine
added to a noun(s) to denote a certain time period:
el πρώτος first + el χρόνος year Πρωτοχρονιά New Year's Day
el αρχή beginning + el μήνας month αρχιμηνιά first day of month/calends
Declension
-ι
Related terms
el -ία f