"-ia" meaning in English

See -ia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|la:-ia<id:abstract noun>|id=country names}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "abstract noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="country names" data-lang="en" data-title="-ia" id="English:_country_names">, {{der|en|la|-ia}} Latin -ia, {{der|en|grc|-ία}} Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=proper noun-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ia, {{en-suffix|cat2=proper noun-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -ia
  1. Used in forming placenames, especially of countries. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:place Categories (other): English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 48 11 11 30
  2. Used in forming names of diseases. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:disease
  3. Used in forming names of flowers. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:flower
  4. (rare) Used in forming names of collections of things. Tags: morpheme, rare Synonyms (collections of things): -ana, -ica
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:collection Disambiguation of 'collections of things': 3 3 3 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ian
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From the endings of corresponding Latin and Ancient Greek plural nouns. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ia, {{en-suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -ia
  1. Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:plural
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -ia, feminine of -ius, a suffix forming adjectives and the ending of most Classical Latin nomina gentilicia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-ia}} Latin -ia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ia, {{en-suffix}} -ia
  1. Used in forming female given names. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-en-suffix-en:female_given_name Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 2 13 13 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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