-ia

covard (“coward”) + -ia → covardia (“cowardice”)

forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood

comptador (“accountant”) + -ia → comptadoria (“accounting”)

forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship

occità (“Occitan”) + -ia → Occitània (“Occitanie”)

ca-noun

-ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ies)


-ia

Used in forming names of countries, diseases, flowers, and rarely collections of things (such as militaria, deletia).

From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.


-ia

Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.

From the endings of corresponding Latin and Ancient Greek plural nouns.


-ia

Forms primarily transitive verbs describing repeating (frequentative) or continuous (continuative) action.

head

-ia (front vowel harmony variant -iä, stem -i-, linguistic notation -i- or -iA)

-iä (front-vowel)
-i- (stem)
-in (first-person indicative positive present singular)
en -i (first-person indicative negative present singular)
olen -inut (first-person indicative perfect positive singular)
en ole -inut (first-person indicative negative perfect singular)
-it (indicative positive present second-person singular)
et -i (indicative negative present second-person singular)
olet -inut (indicative perfect positive second-person singular)
et ole -inut (indicative negative perfect second-person singular)
-ii (indicative positive present singular third-person)
ei -i (indicative negative present singular third-person)
on -inut (indicative perfect positive singular third-person)
ei ole -inut (indicative negative perfect singular third-person)
-imme (first-person indicative plural positive present)
emme -i (first-person indicative negative plural present)
olemme -ineet (first-person indicative perfect plural positive)
emme ole -ineet (first-person indicative negative perfect plural)
-itte (indicative plural positive present second-person)
ette -i (indicative negative plural present second-person)
olette -ineet (indicative perfect plural positive second-person)
ette ole -ineet (indicative negative perfect plural second-person)
-ivat (indicative plural positive present third-person)
eivät -i (indicative negative plural present third-person)
ovat -ineet (indicative perfect plural positive third-person)
eivät ole -ineet (indicative negative perfect plural third-person)
-itaan (indicative passive positive present)
ei -ita (indicative negative passive present)
on -ittu (indicative passive perfect positive)
ei ole -ittu (indicative negative passive perfect)
-in (first-person indicative past positive singular)
en -inut (first-person indicative negative past singular)
olin -inut (first-person indicative pluperfect positive singular)
en ollut -inut (first-person indicative negative pluperfect singular)
-it (indicative past positive second-person singular)
et -inut (indicative negative past second-person singular)
olit -inut (indicative pluperfect positive second-person singular)
et ollut -inut (indicative negative pluperfect second-person singular)
-i (indicative past positive singular third-person)
ei -inut (indicative negative past singular third-person)
oli -inut (indicative pluperfect positive singular third-person)
ei ollut -inut (indicative negative pluperfect singular third-person)
-imme (first-person indicative past plural positive)
emme -ineet (first-person indicative negative past plural)
olimme -ineet (first-person indicative pluperfect plural positive)
emme olleet -ineet (first-person indicative negative pluperfect plural)
-itte (indicative past plural positive second-person)
ette -ineet (indicative negative past plural second-person)
olitte -ineet (indicative pluperfect plural positive second-person)
ette olleet -ineet (indicative negative pluperfect plural second-person)
-ivat (indicative past plural positive third-person)
eivät -ineet (indicative negative past plural third-person)
olivat -ineet (indicative pluperfect plural positive third-person)
eivät olleet -ineet (indicative negative pluperfect plural third-person)
-ittiin (indicative passive past positive)
ei -ittu (indicative negative passive past)
oli -ittu (indicative passive pluperfect positive)
ei ollut -ittu (indicative negative passive pluperfect)
-isin (conditional first-person positive present singular)
en -isi (conditional first-person negative present singular)
olisin -inut (conditional first-person perfect positive singular)
en olisi -inut (conditional first-person negative perfect singular)
-isit (conditional positive present second-person singular)
et -isi (conditional negative present second-person singular)
olisit -inut (conditional perfect positive second-person singular)
et olisi -inut (conditional negative perfect second-person singular)
-isi (conditional positive present singular third-person)
ei -isi (conditional negative present singular third-person)
olisi -inut (conditional perfect positive singular third-person)
ei olisi -inut (conditional negative perfect singular third-person)
-isimme (conditional first-person plural positive present)
emme -isi (conditional first-person negative plural present)
olisimme -ineet (conditional first-person perfect plural positive)
emme olisi -ineet (conditional first-person negative perfect plural)
-isitte (conditional plural positive present second-person)
ette -isi (conditional negative plural present second-person)
olisitte -ineet (conditional perfect plural positive second-person)
ette olisi -ineet (conditional negative perfect plural second-person)
-isivat (conditional plural positive present third-person)
eivät -isi (conditional negative plural present third-person)
olisivat -ineet (conditional perfect plural positive third-person)
eivät olisi -ineet (conditional negative perfect plural third-person)
-ittaisiin (conditional passive positive present)
ei -ittaisi (conditional negative passive present)
olisi -ittu (conditional passive perfect positive)
ei olisi -ittu (conditional negative passive perfect)
-i (imperative positive present second-person singular)
älä -i (imperative negative present second-person singular)
-ikoon (imperative positive present singular third-person)
älköön -iko (imperative negative present singular third-person)
olkoon -inut (imperative perfect positive singular third-person)
älköön olko -inut (imperative negative perfect singular third-person)
-ikaamme (first-person imperative plural positive present)
älkäämme -iko (first-person imperative negative plural present)
-ikaa (imperative plural positive present second-person)
älkää -iko (imperative negative plural present second-person)
-ikoot (imperative plural positive present third-person)
älkööt -iko (imperative negative plural present third-person)
olkoot -ineet (imperative perfect plural positive third-person)
älkööt olko -ineet (imperative negative perfect plural third-person)
-ittakoon (imperative passive positive present)
älköön -ittako (imperative negative passive present)
olkoon -ittu (imperative passive perfect positive)
älköön olko -ittu (imperative negative passive perfect)
-inen (first-person positive potential present singular)
en -ine (first-person negative potential present singular)
lienen -inut (first-person perfect positive potential singular)
en liene -inut (first-person negative perfect potential singular)
-inet (positive potential present second-person singular)
et -ine (negative potential present second-person singular)
lienet -inut (perfect positive potential second-person singular)
et liene -inut (negative perfect potential second-person singular)
-inee (positive potential present singular third-person)
ei -ine (negative potential present singular third-person)
lienee -inut (perfect positive potential singular third-person)
ei liene -inut (negative perfect potential singular third-person)
-inemme (first-person plural positive potential present)
emme -ine (first-person negative plural potential present)
lienemme -ineet (first-person perfect plural positive potential)
emme liene -ineet (first-person negative perfect plural potential)
-inette (plural positive potential present second-person)
ette -ine (negative plural potential present second-person)
lienette -ineet (perfect plural positive potential second-person)
ette liene -ineet (negative perfect plural potential second-person)
-inevat (plural positive potential present third-person)
eivät -ine (negative plural potential present third-person)
lienevät -ineet (perfect plural positive potential third-person)
eivät liene -ineet (negative perfect plural potential third-person)
-ittaneen (passive positive potential present)
ei -ittane (negative passive potential present)
lienee -ittu (passive perfect positive potential)
ei liene -ittu (negative passive perfect potential)
-ia (infinitive infinitive-i)
-iva (active participle present)
-ittava (participle passive present)
-iakseni (first-person possessive singular)
-iaksemme (first-person plural possessive)
-iaksesi (possessive second-person singular)
-iaksenne (plural possessive second-person)
-iakseen (possessive third-person)
-iaksensa (possessive third-person)
-inut (infinitive-i-long past)
-ittu (infinitive-i-long past)
-iessa (inessive second-person)
-ittaessa (inessive second-person)
-ima (agent)
-iessani (first-person possessive singular)
-iessamme (first-person plural possessive)
-iessasi (possessive second-person singular)
-iessanne (plural possessive second-person)
-iessaan (possessive third-person)
-iessansa (possessive third-person)
-imaton (inessive negative second-person)
-ien (instructive second-person)
-imassa (inessive third-person)
-imasta (elative third-person)
-imaan (illative third-person)
-imalla (adessive third-person)
-imatta (abessive third-person)
-iman (instructive third-person)
-ittaman (instructive third-person)
-iminen (fourth-person noun-from-verb)
-imaisillani (first-person possessive singular)
-imaisillamme (first-person plural possessive)
-imaisillasi (possessive second-person singular)
-imaisillanne (plural possessive second-person)
-imaisillaan (possessive third-person)
-imaisillansa (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Finnic *-idak, from Proto-Uralic *-j-.


-ia

-ia (nominative singular)
-ia (accusative nominative singular)
-ian (accusative genitive singular)
-ian (genitive singular)
-iaa (partitive singular)
-iassa (inessive singular)
-iasta (elative singular)
-iaan (illative singular)
-ialla (adessive singular)
-ialta (ablative singular)
-ialle (allative singular)
-iana (essive singular)
-iaksi (singular translative)
-iatta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
-iani (nominative singular)
-iani (accusative nominative singular)
-iani (accusative genitive singular)
-iani (genitive singular)
-iaani (partitive singular)
-iassani (inessive singular)
-iastani (elative singular)
-iaani (illative singular)
-iallani (adessive singular)
-ialtani (ablative singular)
-ialleni (allative singular)
-ianani (essive singular)
-iakseni (singular translative)
-iattani (abessive singular)
-iasi (nominative singular)
-iasi (accusative nominative singular)
-iasi (accusative genitive singular)
-iasi (genitive singular)
-iaasi (partitive singular)
-iassasi (inessive singular)
-iastasi (elative singular)
-iaasi (illative singular)
-iallasi (adessive singular)
-ialtasi (ablative singular)
-iallesi (allative singular)
-ianasi (essive singular)
-iaksesi (singular translative)
-iattasi (abessive singular)
-iamme (nominative singular)
-iamme (accusative nominative singular)
-iamme (accusative genitive singular)
-iamme (genitive singular)
-iaamme (partitive singular)
-iassamme (inessive singular)
-iastamme (elative singular)
-iaamme (illative singular)
-iallamme (adessive singular)
-ialtamme (ablative singular)
-iallemme (allative singular)
-ianamme (essive singular)
-iaksemme (singular translative)
-iattamme (abessive singular)
-ianne (nominative singular)
-ianne (accusative nominative singular)
-ianne (accusative genitive singular)
-ianne (genitive singular)
-iaanne (partitive singular)
-iassanne (inessive singular)
-iastanne (elative singular)
-iaanne (illative singular)
-iallanne (adessive singular)
-ialtanne (ablative singular)
-iallenne (allative singular)
-iananne (essive singular)
-iaksenne (singular translative)
-iattanne (abessive singular)
-iansa (nominative singular)
-iansa (accusative nominative singular)
-iansa (accusative genitive singular)
-iansa (genitive singular)
-iaansa (partitive singular)
-iassaan (inessive singular)
-iassansa (inessive singular)
-iastaan (elative singular)
-iastansa (elative singular)
-iaansa (illative singular)
-iallaan (adessive singular)
-iallansa (adessive singular)
-ialtaan (ablative singular)
-ialtansa (ablative singular)
-ialleen (allative singular)
-iallensa (allative singular)
-ianaan (essive singular)
-ianansa (essive singular)
-iakseen (singular translative)
-iaksensa (singular translative)
-iattaan (abessive singular)
-iattansa (abessive singular)

From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).


-ia

(in borrowings) -y (forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots)

-ia (nominative singular)
-iat (nominative plural)
-ia (accusative nominative singular)
-iat (accusative nominative plural)
-ian (accusative genitive singular)
-iat (accusative genitive plural)
-ian (genitive singular)
-ioiden (genitive plural)
-ioitten (genitive plural)
-iain (genitive plural rare)
-iaa (partitive singular)
-ioita (partitive plural)
-iassa (inessive singular)
-ioissa (inessive plural)
-iasta (elative singular)
-ioista (elative plural)
-iaan (illative singular)
-ioihin (illative plural)
-ialla (adessive singular)
-ioilla (adessive plural)
-ialta (ablative singular)
-ioilta (ablative plural)
-ialle (allative singular)
-ioille (allative plural)
-iana (essive singular)
-ioina (essive plural)
-iaksi (singular translative)
-ioiksi (plural translative)
-iatta (abessive singular)
-ioitta (abessive plural)
-ioin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
-iani (nominative singular)
-iani (nominative plural)
-iani (accusative nominative singular)
-iani (accusative nominative plural)
-iani (accusative genitive singular)
-iani (accusative genitive plural)
-iani (genitive singular)
-ioideni (genitive plural)
-ioitteni (genitive plural)
-iaini (genitive plural rare)
-iaani (partitive singular)
-ioitani (partitive plural)
-iassani (inessive singular)
-ioissani (inessive plural)
-iastani (elative singular)
-ioistani (elative plural)
-iaani (illative singular)
-ioihini (illative plural)
-iallani (adessive singular)
-ioillani (adessive plural)
-ialtani (ablative singular)
-ioiltani (ablative plural)
-ialleni (allative singular)
-ioilleni (allative plural)
-ianani (essive singular)
-ioinani (essive plural)
-iakseni (singular translative)
-ioikseni (plural translative)
-iattani (abessive singular)
-ioittani (abessive plural)
-ioineni (comitative plural)
-iasi (nominative singular)
-iasi (nominative plural)
-iasi (accusative nominative singular)
-iasi (accusative nominative plural)
-iasi (accusative genitive singular)
-iasi (accusative genitive plural)
-iasi (genitive singular)
-ioidesi (genitive plural)
-ioittesi (genitive plural)
-iaisi (genitive plural rare)
-iaasi (partitive singular)
-ioitasi (partitive plural)
-iassasi (inessive singular)
-ioissasi (inessive plural)
-iastasi (elative singular)
-ioistasi (elative plural)
-iaasi (illative singular)
-ioihisi (illative plural)
-iallasi (adessive singular)
-ioillasi (adessive plural)
-ialtasi (ablative singular)
-ioiltasi (ablative plural)
-iallesi (allative singular)
-ioillesi (allative plural)
-ianasi (essive singular)
-ioinasi (essive plural)
-iaksesi (singular translative)
-ioiksesi (plural translative)
-iattasi (abessive singular)
-ioittasi (abessive plural)
-ioinesi (comitative plural)
-iamme (nominative singular)
-iamme (nominative plural)
-iamme (accusative nominative singular)
-iamme (accusative nominative plural)
-iamme (accusative genitive singular)
-iamme (accusative genitive plural)
-iamme (genitive singular)
-ioidemme (genitive plural)
-ioittemme (genitive plural)
-iaimme (genitive plural rare)
-iaamme (partitive singular)
-ioitamme (partitive plural)
-iassamme (inessive singular)
-ioissamme (inessive plural)
-iastamme (elative singular)
-ioistamme (elative plural)
-iaamme (illative singular)
-ioihimme (illative plural)
-iallamme (adessive singular)
-ioillamme (adessive plural)
-ialtamme (ablative singular)
-ioiltamme (ablative plural)
-iallemme (allative singular)
-ioillemme (allative plural)
-ianamme (essive singular)
-ioinamme (essive plural)
-iaksemme (singular translative)
-ioiksemme (plural translative)
-iattamme (abessive singular)
-ioittamme (abessive plural)
-ioinemme (comitative plural)
-ianne (nominative singular)
-ianne (nominative plural)
-ianne (accusative nominative singular)
-ianne (accusative nominative plural)
-ianne (accusative genitive singular)
-ianne (accusative genitive plural)
-ianne (genitive singular)
-ioidenne (genitive plural)
-ioittenne (genitive plural)
-iainne (genitive plural rare)
-iaanne (partitive singular)
-ioitanne (partitive plural)
-iassanne (inessive singular)
-ioissanne (inessive plural)
-iastanne (elative singular)
-ioistanne (elative plural)
-iaanne (illative singular)
-ioihinne (illative plural)
-iallanne (adessive singular)
-ioillanne (adessive plural)
-ialtanne (ablative singular)
-ioiltanne (ablative plural)
-iallenne (allative singular)
-ioillenne (allative plural)
-iananne (essive singular)
-ioinanne (essive plural)
-iaksenne (singular translative)
-ioiksenne (plural translative)
-iattanne (abessive singular)
-ioittanne (abessive plural)
-ioinenne (comitative plural)
-iansa (nominative singular)
-iansa (nominative plural)
-iansa (accusative nominative singular)
-iansa (accusative nominative plural)
-iansa (accusative genitive singular)
-iansa (accusative genitive plural)
-iansa (genitive singular)
-ioidensa (genitive plural)
-ioittensa (genitive plural)
-iainsa (genitive plural rare)
-iaansa (partitive singular)
-ioitaan (partitive plural)
-ioitansa (partitive plural)
-iassaan (inessive singular)
-iassansa (inessive singular)
-ioissaan (inessive plural)
-ioissansa (inessive plural)
-iastaan (elative singular)
-iastansa (elative singular)
-ioistaan (elative plural)
-ioistansa (elative plural)
-iaansa (illative singular)
-ioihinsa (illative plural)
-iallaan (adessive singular)
-iallansa (adessive singular)
-ioillaan (adessive plural)
-ioillansa (adessive plural)
-ialtaan (ablative singular)
-ialtansa (ablative singular)
-ioiltaan (ablative plural)
-ioiltansa (ablative plural)
-ialleen (allative singular)
-iallensa (allative singular)
-ioilleen (allative plural)
-ioillensa (allative plural)
-ianaan (essive singular)
-ianansa (essive singular)
-ioinaan (essive plural)
-ioinansa (essive plural)
-iakseen (singular translative)
-iaksensa (singular translative)
-ioikseen (plural translative)
-ioiksensa (plural translative)
-iattaan (abessive singular)
-iattansa (abessive singular)
-ioittaan (abessive plural)
-ioittansa (abessive plural)
-ioineen (comitative plural)
-ioinensa (comitative plural)

From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).


-ia

Forms some adverbs, mainly with a directional meaning.

-ia (front vowel harmony variant -iä, linguistic notation -iA)

From Proto-Finnic *-jak, an old *k-lative of *-ja (denominative place name suffix).


-ia

hypätä (“to jump”) + -ia → hyppiä (“to hop”)

Used to form continuative verbs from other verbs.

nokka (“beak”) + -ia → nokkia (“to peck”)

Used to form transitive verbs describing a continuous action with a nominal.

kukka (“flower”) + -ia → kukkia (“to blossom”)

poika (“young”) + -ia → poikia (“to calve”)

Used to form intransitive verbs describing the creation of a nominal.

-in (first-person positive present singular)
en -i (first-person negative present singular)
oon -int (first-person perfect positive singular)
oon -inut (first-person perfect positive singular)
en oo -int (first-person negative perfect singular)
en oo -inut (first-person negative perfect singular)
-it (positive present second-person singular)
et -i (negative present second-person singular)
oot -int (perfect positive second-person singular)
oot -inut (perfect positive second-person singular)
et oo -int (negative perfect second-person singular)
et oo -inut (negative perfect second-person singular)
-ii (positive present singular third-person)
ei -i (negative present singular third-person)
ono -int (perfect positive singular third-person)
ono -inut (perfect positive singular third-person)
ei oo -int (negative perfect singular third-person)
ei oo -inut (negative perfect singular third-person)
-imma (first-person plural positive present)
emmä -i (first-person negative plural present)
oomma -ineet (first-person perfect plural positive)
emmä oo -ineet (first-person negative perfect plural)
-itta (plural positive present second-person)
että -i (negative plural present second-person)
ootta -ineet (perfect plural positive second-person)
että oo -ineet (negative perfect plural second-person)
-iit (plural positive present third-person)
-ivat (plural positive present third-person)
-itaa (plural positive present third-person)
evät -i (negative plural present third-person)
ei -ita (negative plural present third-person)
ovat -ineet (perfect plural positive third-person)
evät oo -ineet (negative perfect plural third-person)
ei oo -ittu (negative perfect plural third-person)
-itaa (impersonal positive present)
ei -ita (impersonal negative present)
ono -ittu (impersonal perfect positive)
ei oo -ittu (impersonal negative perfect)
-in (first-person imperfect positive singular)
en -int (first-person imperfect negative singular)
en -inut (first-person imperfect negative singular)
olin -int (first-person pluperfect positive singular)
olin -inut (first-person pluperfect positive singular)
en olt -int (first-person negative pluperfect singular)
en olt -inut (first-person negative pluperfect singular)
-it (imperfect positive second-person singular)
et -int (imperfect negative second-person singular)
et -inut (imperfect negative second-person singular)
olit -int (pluperfect positive second-person singular)
olit -inut (pluperfect positive second-person singular)
et olt -int (negative pluperfect second-person singular)
et olt -inut (negative pluperfect second-person singular)
-i (imperfect positive singular third-person)
ei -int (imperfect negative singular third-person)
ei -inut (imperfect negative singular third-person)
oli -int (pluperfect positive singular third-person)
oli -inut (pluperfect positive singular third-person)
ei olt -int (negative pluperfect singular third-person)
ei olt -inut (negative pluperfect singular third-person)
-imma (first-person imperfect plural positive)
emmä -ineet (first-person imperfect negative plural)
olimma -ineet (first-person pluperfect plural positive)
emmä olleet -ineet (first-person negative pluperfect plural)
-itta (imperfect plural positive second-person)
että -ineet (imperfect negative plural second-person)
olitta -ineet (pluperfect plural positive second-person)
että olleet -ineet (negative pluperfect plural second-person)
-iit (imperfect plural positive third-person)
-ivat (imperfect plural positive third-person)
-ittii (imperfect plural positive third-person)
evät -ineet (imperfect negative plural third-person)
ei -ittu (imperfect negative plural third-person)
olivat -ineet (pluperfect plural positive third-person)
evät olleet -ineet (negative pluperfect plural third-person)
ei olt -ittu (negative pluperfect plural third-person)
-ittii (imperfect impersonal positive)
ei -ittu (imperfect impersonal negative)
oli -ittu (impersonal pluperfect positive)
ei olt -ittu (impersonal negative pluperfect)
-isin (first-person positive present singular)
en -is (first-person negative present singular)
olisin -int (first-person perfect positive singular)
olisin -inut (first-person perfect positive singular)
en olis -int (first-person negative perfect singular)
en olis -inut (first-person negative perfect singular)
-isit (positive present second-person singular)
-iist (positive present second-person singular)
et -is (negative present second-person singular)
olisit -int (perfect positive second-person singular)
olisit -inut (perfect positive second-person singular)
et olis -int (negative perfect second-person singular)
et olis -inut (negative perfect second-person singular)
-is (positive present singular third-person)
ei -is (negative present singular third-person)
olis -int (perfect positive singular third-person)
olis -inut (perfect positive singular third-person)
ei olis -int (negative perfect singular third-person)
ei olis -inut (negative perfect singular third-person)
-isimma (first-person plural positive present)
emmä -is (first-person negative plural present)
olisimma -ineet (first-person perfect plural positive)
emmä olis -ineet (first-person negative perfect plural)
-isitta (plural positive present second-person)
että -is (negative plural present second-person)
olisitta -ineet (perfect plural positive second-person)
että olis -ineet (negative perfect plural second-person)
-isiit (plural positive present third-person)
-isivat (plural positive present third-person)
-ittais (plural positive present third-person)
evät -is (negative plural present third-person)
ei -ittais (negative plural present third-person)
olisivat -ineet (perfect plural positive third-person)
evät olis -ineet (negative perfect plural third-person)
ei olis -ittu (negative perfect plural third-person)
-ittais (impersonal positive present)
ei -ittais (impersonal negative present)
olis -ittu (impersonal perfect positive)
ei olis -ittu (impersonal negative perfect)
-i (positive present second-person singular)
elä -i (negative present second-person singular)
oo -int (perfect positive second-person singular)
oo -inut (perfect positive second-person singular)
elä oo -int (negative perfect second-person singular)
elä oo -inut (negative perfect second-person singular)
-ikoo (positive present singular third-person)
elköö -iko (negative present singular third-person)
olkoo -int (perfect positive singular third-person)
olkoo -inut (perfect positive singular third-person)
elköö olko -int (negative perfect singular third-person)
elköö olko -inut (negative perfect singular third-person)
-ikaa (plural positive present second-person)
elkää -iko (negative plural present second-person)
olkaa -ineet (perfect plural positive second-person)
elkää olko -ineet (negative perfect plural second-person)
-ikoot (plural positive present third-person)
elkööt -iko (negative plural present third-person)
elköö -ittako (negative plural present third-person)
olkoot -ineet (perfect plural positive third-person)
elkööt olko -ineet (negative perfect plural third-person)
elköö olko -ittu (negative perfect plural third-person)
-ittakkoo (impersonal positive present)
elköö -ittako (impersonal negative present)
olkoo -ittu (impersonal perfect positive)
elköö olko -ittu (impersonal negative perfect)
-inen (first-person positive present singular)
en -ine (first-person negative present singular)
-inet (positive present second-person singular)
et -ine (negative present second-person singular)
-inoo (positive present singular third-person)
ei -ine (negative present singular third-person)
-inemma (first-person plural positive present)
emmä -ine (first-person negative plural present)
-inetta (plural positive present second-person)
että -ine (negative plural present second-person)
-inoot (plural positive present third-person)
evät -ine (negative plural present third-person)
ei -ittane (negative plural present third-person)
-ittannoo (impersonal positive present)
ei -ittane (impersonal negative present)
-ia (infinitive infinitive-i)
-iva (active participle present)
-ittava (participle passive present)
-ijees (inessive infinitive infinitive-ii)
-int (active participle past)
-inut (active participle past)
-ittu (participle passive past)
-ien (infinitive infinitive-ii instructive)
-imaa (illative infinitive infinitive-iii)
-imaas (inessive infinitive infinitive-iii)
-imast (elative infinitive infinitive-iii)
-imata (abessive infinitive infinitive-iii)
-imiin (infinitive infinitive-iv nominative)
-imista (infinitive infinitive-iv partitive)
-imist (infinitive infinitive-iv partitive)

From Proto-Finnic *-idak. Cognates include Finnish -ia.


-ia

pöörä (“wheel”) + -ia → pööriä (“round”)

Used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.

-ia (nominative singular)
-iat (nominative plural)
-ian (genitive singular)
-ioin (genitive plural)
-iaa (partitive singular)
-ioja (partitive plural)
-iaa (illative singular)
-ioihe (illative plural)
-iaas (inessive singular)
-iois (inessive plural)
-iast (elative singular)
-ioist (elative plural)
-ialle (allative singular)
-ioille (allative plural)
-iaal (adessive singular)
-ioil (adessive plural)
-ialt (ablative singular)
-ioilt (ablative plural)
-iaks (singular translative)
-ioiks (plural translative)
-ianna (essive singular)
-iaan (essive singular)
-ioinna (essive plural)
-ioin (essive plural)
-iant (exessive singular)
-ioint (exessive plural)

From Proto-Finnic *-ëda. Cognates include Finnish -ea and Estonian -e.


-ia

arabe (“Arab”) + -ia → Arabia (“Arabia”)

scoto (“Scot”) + -ia → Scotia (“Scotland”)

bulgare (“Buglar(ian)”) + -ia → Bulgaria (“Bulgaria”)

forms nouns from ethnonyms or personal names, denoting a country, province or region; -ia, -y

coarde (“coward”) + -ia → coardia (“cowardice”)

infante (“baby, infant”) + -ia → infantia (“childhood, infancy”)

abbate (“abbot”) + -ia → abbatia (“abbacy”)

capitano (“captain”) + -ia → capitania (“captaincy”)

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a quality, status or jurisdiction; -y, -cy,-ness, -ity, -hood

geologo (“geologist”) + -ia → geologia (“geology”)

radiotoxicologo (“radiotoxicologist”) + -ia → radiotoxicologia (“radiotoxicology”)

idolatra (“idolater”) + -ia → idolatria (“idolatry”)

bottinero (“cobbler, shoemaker”) + -ia → bottineria (“cobblery, shoemaking; cobbler's, shoemaker's shop”)

forms nouns from nouns, denoting an art, science, practice or establishment; -y

Borrowed from English -ia, French -ie, Italian -ia, Portuguese -ia/Spanish -ía, all ultimately from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia).


-ia

allegro (“cheerful”, “happy”) + -ia → allegria (“joy”, “happiness”)

tiranno (“tyrant”) + -ia → tirannia (“tyranny”)

derives abstract nouns denoting a state or condition from adjectives or nouns

compagno (“companion”) + -ia → compagnia (“company”)

borghese (“bourgeois”) + -ia → borghesia (“bourgeoisie”)

derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition

andaluso (“Andalusian”) + -ia → Andalusia (“Andalusia”)

added to ethnonyms to derive place names

used to derive technical and scientific terms, especially from Ancient Greek terms


-ia

(no longer productive) derivative suffix

From Latin -ia, ultimately from the same source as above.


-ia

absēns + -ia → absentia
dēmēns + -ia → dēmentia
valēns + -ia → valentia

audāx + -ia → audācia
angustus + -ia → angustia
fācundus + -ia → fācundia
ignāvus + -ia → ignāvia
opulentus + -ia → opulentia

custōs + -ia → custōdia
mīles + -ia → mīlitia
victor + -ia → victōria
gōgrāvius + -ia → gōgrāvia (Medieval Latin)

present participle
present participle#English

Used to form a first declension feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective ending in -us, or (rarely in later Latin) one ending in -ius, or from a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.

Graecus + -ia → Graecia

Gallus + -ia → Gallia

Dācus + -ia → Dācia

Thrāx + -ia → Thrācia

Hispānus + -ia → Hispānia

Britannus + -ia → Britannia

Germānus + -ia → Germānia

-iae (genitive)
-ia (nominative singular)
-iae (nominative plural)
-iae (genitive singular)
-iārum (genitive plural)
-iae (dative singular)
-iīs (dative plural)
-iam (accusative singular)
-iās (accusative plural)
-iā (ablative singular)
-iīs (ablative plural)
-ia (singular vocative)
-iae (plural vocative)

Old French: -ie

Middle French: -ie

French: -ie

→ Middle High German: -ie

→ Middle English: -ie

English: -y, -ie

Sicilian: -ia

Partially from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), -ία (-ía) and -εια (-eia), and so ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂. This suffix may also represent a substantivization of the feminine form of -ius.


-ia

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -s

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


-ia

akuszer + -ia → akuszeria

-ia (nominative singular)
-ie (nominative plural)
-ii (genitive singular)
-ii (genitive plural)
-ij (archaic genitive plural)
-ii (dative singular)
-iom (dative plural)
-ię (accusative singular)
-ie (accusative plural)
-ią (instrumental singular)
-iami (instrumental plural)
-ii (locative singular)
-iach (locative plural)
-io (singular vocative)
-ie (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin -ia and/or Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of -a.


-ia

alegre (“joyful”) + -ia → alegria (“joy”)

forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood

acéfalo (“acephalous”) + -ia → acefalia (“acephaly”)

(medicine) forms the names of medical conditions; -y; -ia

governador (“governor”) + -ia → governadoria (“the job or office of a governor”)

forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship

Brasil (“Brazil”) + -ia → Brasília (“Brasilia”)

pt-noun

-ia f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -ias)


-ia

comer (“to eat”) + -ia → comia (“[I] used to eat”)

unir (“to unite”) + -ia → unia (“[I] used to unite”)

first-person singular
first-person singular#English

a suffix indicating the first-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -er and -ir

comer (“to eat”) + -ia → comia (“[he/she/it] used to eat”)

unir (“to unite”) + -ia → unia (“[he/she/it] used to unite”)

third-person singular
third-person singular#English

a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -er and -ir

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ia, from Latin -ēbam (first person) and -ēbat (third person). Cognate with Galician and Spanish -ía.


-ia

comer (“to eat”) + -ia → comeria (“I/he/she/it would eat”)

appended to the infinitive, forms the first-person singular and third-person singular conditional of verbs

Reduced form of havia, imperfect of haver.


-ia

definite singular of -ie, usually applied to place names.


-ia

eficaz (“efficient”) + -ia → eficacia (“efficiency”)

appears in feminine nouns, generally abstract, mostly inherited from Latin; -y

Brasil (“Brazil”) + -ia → Brasilia (“Brasilia”)

es-noun

-ia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ias)


-ia

-lipa (“to pay”) + -ia → -lipia (“to pay for”)

-jibu (“to answer”) + -ia → -jibia (“to answer to/for”)

-soma (“to read”) + -ea → -somea (“to read to/for”)

for (directed at, intended to belong to), applicative suffix


-ia

Used to form taxonomic names, especially to form genus names when appended to the name of a person, usually a scientist or a patron.