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Appendix:Variations of "ia" Translingual Etymology mul affix :der la:-ia grc:-ία From mul la -ia and mul grc -ία, grc -εια, which form abstract nouns of feminine gender. Suffix mul suffix f mul taxonomy Used to form taxonomic names, especially to form genus names when appended to the name of a person, usually a scientist or a patron. Derived terms mul English Etymology 1 en :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names From en la -ia and en grc -ία, grc -εια, which form abstract nouns of feminine gender. Suffix proper noun-forming suffixes noun-forming suffixes en place Used in forming placenames, especially of countries. en disease Used in forming nosonyms (names of diseases). en flower Used in forming names of flowers. en collection en rare Used in forming names of collections of things. en -ana -ica en militaria, en deletia, en Orientalia Derived terms en place en disease en See also en -ian Etymology 2 From the endings of corresponding en la - and en grc - plural nouns. Suffix inflectional suffixes en plural Used in forming plurals of nouns in en -ium and en -ion. Etymology 3 From en la -ia, feminine of la -ius, a suffix forming adjectives and the ending of most Classical Latin nomina gentilicia. Suffix en female given name Used in forming female given names. en Crystallia, en Edmondia, en Edwardia Derived terms en female given name Anagrams en ai A-I AI Ai a.i. ai Catalan Suffix ca suffix form noun f forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood ca covard coward covardia cowardice forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship ca comptador accountant comptadoria accounting forms placenames; -y; en -ia ca occità Occitan Occitània Occitania Derived terms ca Further reading Finnish Etymology 1 fi verbal From fi urj-fin-pro *-idak, from fi urj-pro *-j-. Pronunciation * Suffix verb iä i Forms primarily transitive verbs describing repeating (frequentative) or continuous (continuative) action. Conjugation - a Note that if the stem has gradation, it is (almost always) preserved. Derived terms fi verbal Further reading Etymology 2 fi place From fi la -ia and fi grc -ία, grc -εια. Pronunciation Suffix noun fi in loanwords Forms place names. Declension Usually: -i a sg Derived terms fi place Etymology 3 fi nominal From fi la -ia and fi grc -ίᾱ. Pronunciation Suffix noun fi in loanwords -y forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots Declension Usually: -i a Derived terms fi nominal Etymology 4 fi adverbial From fi urj-fin-pro *-jak, an old *k-lative (fi -∅ -(k) k-lative) of urj-fin-pro *-ja denominative place name suffix place. Pronunciation (*) Suffix adjective iä Forms some adverbs, mainly with a directional meaning. Derived terms fi adverbial Etymology 5 fi adjectival See fi -ea. Pronunciation Suffix adjective iä fi dialectal fi -ea Usage notes Used in the same way as the standard fi -ea: e.g. fi korkia "high", standard fi korkea. Commonly associated with both Northern and Southern Ostrobothnian dialects, but also the predominant type in Peräpohja and southeastern (aka "Karelian") dialects. This form was standard until the 19th century, when it was replaced by the current standard fi -ea. References Erkki Savolainen, 1998, compiled for the University of Eastern Finland (archived page) Anagrams fi ai ai Ingrian Etymology 1 izh continuative From izh urj-fin-pro *-idak. Cognates include fi -ia. Pronunciation Suffix -iä Used to form continuative verbs from other verbs. izh hypätä to jump hyppiä to hop Used to form transitive verbs describing a continuous action with a nominal. izh nokka beak nokkia to peck Used to form intransitive verbs describing the creation of a nominal. izh kukka flower kukkia to blossom izh poika young poikia to calve Conjugation Derived terms izh continuative Etymology 2 From izh urj-fin-pro *-ëda. Cognates include fi -ea and et -e. Pronunciation Suffix -iä izh adjective Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs. izh pöörä wheel pööriä round Declension i i Derived terms izh adjective Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia en -ia, ia fr -ie, ia it -ia, ia pt -ia/ia es -ía, all ultimately from ia la -ia, from ia grc -ία, grc -εια. Pronunciation ia /ˈi.a/ Suffix n forms nouns from ethnonyms or personal names, denoting a country, province or region; -ia, -y ia arabe Arab Arabia Arabia ia scoto Scot Scotia Scotland ia bulgare Buglar(ian) Bulgaria Bulgaria forms nouns from nouns, denoting a quality, status or jurisdiction; -y, -cy, -ness, -ity, -hood ia coarde coward coardia cowardice ia infante baby, infant infantia childhood, infancy ia abbate abbot abbatia abbacy ia capitano captain capitania captaincy forms nouns from nouns, denoting an art, science, practice or establishment; -y ia geologo geologist geologia geology ia radiotoxicologo radiotoxicologist radiotoxicologia radiotoxicology ia idolatra idolater idolatria idolatry ia bottinero cobbler, shoemaker bottineria cobblery, shoemaking; cobbler's, shoemaker's shop Usage notes Note that the i of the suffix ia -ia bears the stress. Derived terms ia References Italian Etymology 1 it :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names From it grc -ία. Pronunciation -ìa Suffix f it stressed derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns it allegro cheerful”, “happy allegria joy”, “happiness it tiranno tyrant tirannia tyranny derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition it compagno companion compagnia company it borghese bourgeois borghesia bourgeoisie added to ethnonyms to derive place names it andaluso Andalusian Andalusia Andalusia used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms Derived terms it -ia (stressed) Etymology 2 From it la -ia, ultimately from the same source as above. Pronunciation -i̇a -a<pre:after palatal consonants> Suffix f it unstressed it no longer productive derivative suffix it Derived terms it -ia (unstressed) Derived terms it Further reading ia -ìa ia_res-5e1d7b3c-001f-11de-9d89-0016357eee51 -ia Anagrams it ai -ai ai ài Latin Etymology 1 la abstract noun -ius<id:suffix forming adjectives> suffix From substantivisation of the feminine of the adjectival suffix la -ius, from Proto-Italic itc-pro *-(i)jos.276 Compare la -ium as a noun-forming suffix. Occasionally from la grc -ίᾱ, grc -ία and grc -εια, and so ultimately from la ine-pro *-eh₂ *-i-eh₂. Suffix -ia<1> la abstract noun Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective ending in la -us, or (rarely in later Latin) one ending in la -ius, or from a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun. affixed to present participles: la absēns absentia la dēmēns dēmentia la valēns valentia affixed to adjectives: la -iēs f noun -itiēs -itia -tās -tūdō la audāx audācia la angustus angustia la fācundus fācundia la ignāvus ignāvia la opulentus opulentia affixed to nouns: la custōs custōdia la mīles mīlitia la victor victōria la gōgrāvius gōgrāvia la Medieval Latin la rare affixed to a verb's root or present stem la -iēs f noun la effingo effigia la furō furia la corrigō corrigia la exsequor exsequia la place Used to form country names, usually corresponding to adjectives/nouns of ethnicity or nationality that end in la -us la Graecus Graecia la Gallus Gallia la Persa<id:Persian> Persia la Dācus Dācia la Thrāx Thrācia la Hispānus Hispānia la Britannus Britannia la Germānus Germānia Declension -ia<1> Derived terms la Descendants it -ia fro -ie frm -ie fr -ie gmh -ie 1 enm -ie 1 en -y -ie scn -ia Etymology 2 la 1 Suffix la suffix form -ia la -s nom//acc//voc n p References Māori Suffix mi suffix a passive ending Derived terms mi mi passive suffixes Polish Etymology pl nominal :lbor grc:-ίᾱ<id:abstract noun> + 1 Pronunciation ja Suffix pl suffix f -ia pl akuszer akuszeria Declension Derived terms pl See also pl -stwo Further reading Portuguese Pronunciation Etymology 1 pt noun suffix :der la:-ia grc:-εία + + Suffix f -,+ forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood pt -idade -ção pt alegre joyful alegria joy pt medicine forms the names of medical conditions; -y; en -ia pt acéfalo acephalous acefalia acephaly forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship pt -ado -ato pt governador governor governadoria the job or office of a governor forms placenames; -y; en -ia pt Brasil Brazil Brasília Brasilia Derived terms pt Etymology 2 pt :inh verb suffix roa-opt:-ia<ety:der<la:-ēbam><la:-ēbat>> + pt roa-opt -ia, from pt la -ēbam (first person) and la -ēbat (third person). Cognate with gl,es -ía. Suffix verb a suffix indicating the first-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in pt -er and pt -ir pt comer to eat comia [I] used to eat pt unir to unite unia [I] used to unite a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in pt -er and pt -ir pt comer to eat comia [he/she/it] used to eat pt unir to unite unia [he/she/it] used to unite See also pt -ava Etymology 3 pt to have :der havia<ety:der<haver>> + Reduced form of pt havia, imperfect of pt haver. Suffix verb appended to the infinitive, forms the first-person singular and third-person singular conditional of verbs pt comer to eat comeria I/he/she/it would eat Further reading Romanian ro :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names Suffix ro -ie def s, usually applied to place names. Derived terms ro Spanish Etymology es :der la:-ia grc:-εία + + Pronunciation raw:/-ja/ - + Suffix f appears in feminine nouns, generally abstract, mostly inherited from Latin; -y es eficaz efficient eficacia efficiency forms placenames; -y; en -ia es Brasil Brazil Brasilia Brasilia Derived terms es Further reading Swahili Alternative forms sw -lia/-lea Etymology sw :inh bnt-sab-pro:*-ila<alt:*-ila/*-ela> ++ In Sabaki, cognate with zdj -ia/zdj -ea and nyf -ira/nyf -era. Other Bantu cognates include rw -ira/rw -era and zu -ela. Suffix sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -ea for directed at, intended to belong to, applicative suffix sw lipa<alt:-lipa><t:to pay> lipia<alt:-lipia><t:to pay for> sw jibu<alt:-jibu><t:to answer> jibia<alt:-jibia><t:to answer to/for> sw soma<alt:-soma><t:to read> -ea somea<alt:-somea><t:to read to/for> sw conversive sw rare conversive suffix sw nuka<alt:-nuka><t:to smell> nukia<alt:-nukia><t:to smell good> sw hama<alt:-hama><t:to move, to emigrate> hamia<alt:-hamia><t:to move to, to immigrate> Derived terms sw Swahili applicative verbs sw -ia (conversive) References 3.2.4 11.