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-εία
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-εια -εῖα εἴα εἶα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
grc -ία<id:abstract noun>
For grc *-εϝῐ́ᾱ, originally found in derivations from grc υ-stems.
Pronunciation
είᾱ
Suffix
-είᾱ -είᾱς f first
grc -ίᾱ
Declension
-είᾱ ας
Derived terms
grc
Greek
Etymology
A conflation of el grc -είᾱ and grc -εῖα.
Pronunciation
el /ˈi.a/
el -εί α
Suffix
f
Used to form feminine nouns, mainly from verbs ending in el -εύω:
el κολακεύω flatter κολακεία flattery
Some of them, meaning place or building
el πρεσβεύω ancient sense: be an ambassador πρεσβεία embassy
Declension
-εί -ει
Derived terms
el
Suffix
el suffix form n
el -είο nom//acc//voc p of nouns like el σχολείο n school
Suffix
el suffix form
el -ύς nom//acc//voc f s of adjectives el -ύς, -είς, -ύ like el ευθύς straight