-ija

ija IJA Ija Ịja íja i'ja Latvian Etymology lv :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names Ultimately from lv la -ia or lv grc -ία, grc -εία; found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare German, fr -ie). Suffix Usually added to foreign words to form nouns of professions, sciences, etc.; also to form names of countries or lands. Derived terms lv lv suffixes of foreign origin Lithuanian Etymology lt :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names Ultimately from lt la -ia or lt grc -ία, grc -εία; found almost exclusively in words borrowed from other languages (compare German, fr -ie). Pronunciation -ija Suffix lt suffix Added to form names of places or administrative units that the person / people of the main word govern(-s). lt prancū̃zas Prancūzijà a French France lt abãtas abatija abãtija, abatijà an abbot abbey Derived terms lt Serbo-Croatian Etymology sh :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names Ultimately from sh la -ia or sh grc -ία, grc -εία; found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare German, fr -ie). Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or feminine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature, usually negative. Derived terms sh See also sh -džija sh -edžija sh -ja Slovene Etymology sl :der la:-ia<id:abstract noun> country names Ultimately from sl la -ia or sl grc -ία, grc -εία; found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare German, fr -ie). Pronunciation -ija -ȋja Suffix sl suffix -ȋja f added to nouns to form the name of a place