-ia

Meaning

1. (feminine, morpheme) derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns
2. (feminine, morpheme) derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition
3. (feminine, morpheme) added to ethnonyms to derive place names
4. (feminine, morpheme) used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms

Translations

-ei

-ie

-ía

Hyphenated as

-ì‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈi.a/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).