-ία

-ια -ιά ἰά ἴα Appendix:Variations of "ia" Ancient Greek Alternative forms grc -ῐ́η ion Etymology grc abstract noun :inh grk-pro:*-íā<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-éh₂<alt:*-i-eh₂><id:i-extension>>> Like grc -ια, from grc ine-pro *-i-eh₂. Cognate with la -ia and sla-pro *-ьja. Pronunciation ῐ́ᾱ Suffix -ῐ́ᾱ -ῐ́ᾱς f first Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns Usage notes When this suffix is appended to verbal adjectives in grc -τός or other stems in grc τ -, the grc τ - assibiliates to grc σ -. grc ἄκρατος > grc ἀκρασία Inflection -ῐ́ᾱ -ῐ́ᾱς Derived terms grc -ίνα grc -ία Descendants en -ia fr -ie References 859.6 Greek el :inh grc:-ίᾱ Pronunciation el /ˈia/ Suffix f added to an adjective to create a noun denoting a country: el Γάλλος French Γαλλία France el Τούρκος Turkish Τουρκία Turkey el Άγγλος English Αγγλία England Declension -ί -ι