-ія

Appendix:Variations of "ia" Ukrainian Pronunciation y -і́я y Etymology 1 uk nom :uder grc:-ίᾱ 1 Ultimately from uk la -ia or uk grc -ία, grc -εία; found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare German, fr -ie). Suffix uk suffix -ія -і́я f uk -ій s f nom: -y, -ia frequently found as part of foreign borrowings, where it represents the foreign suffixes -y, -ia, -ie, etc. uk Віза́нтій Візанті́я Byzantine -ion frequently found as part of foreign borrowings, where it represents -ion, especially as part of uk -ція -tion Suffix used to create abstract nouns from nouns denoting persons. uk інжене́р engineer інжене́рія engineering uk карто́граф cartographer картогра́фія cartography Usage notes In the unstressed variant, the stress is frequently drawn onto the preceding syllable. Declension -́і́я<> Derived terms uk See also uk -ла́ндія, uk -ля́ндія, uk -ленд, uk -ланд, uk -лєнд, uk -ста́н, uk -іста́н, uk земля́, uk країна (for a place's name) uk -і́йський (for demonyms of places ending in -ія) Etymology 2 Suffix uk suffix form -ія m uk -ій gen s , acc an s uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -я