-ìa

Sicilian Etymology From scn grc -ία. Compare it -ia, fr -ie, en -ia. scn -ia. Pronunciation scn /-ˈi.a/ [-ˈi.a] scn ia scn -ì a Suffix -ì f a i -iei scn stressed derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns scn majistru master, expert, teacher majistrìa mastery, prowess scn malatu ill malatìa illness scn tirannu tyrant tirannìa tyranny derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition scn cumpagnu companion cumpagnìa company scn burgisi bourgeois burgisìa bourgeoisie added to ethnonyms to derive place names scn annalusu Andalusian Annalusìa Andalusia used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms