"-ia" meaning in Latin

See -ia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From substantivisation of the feminine of the adjectival suffix -ius, from Proto-Italic *-(i)jos. Compare -ium as a noun-forming suffix. Occasionally from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), -ία (-ía) and -εια (-eia), and so ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|id=abstract noun|pos=suffix}}, {{der|la|grc|-ίᾱ}} Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā), {{der|la|ine-pro|*-eh₂|*-i-eh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-ia<1>}} -ia f (genitive -iae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-ia<1>}} Forms: -iae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -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]
  1. 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. Tags: declension-1, feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-la-suffix-la:abstract_noun Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine suffixes in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 80 13 7 Disambiguation of Latin feminine suffixes in the first declension: 91 9
  2. Used to form country names Tags: declension-1, feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ia-la-suffix-la:place
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -iēs
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-ia}} -ia
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -s Tags: accusative, form-of, morpheme, neuter, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: -s
    Sense id: en--ia-la-suffix-N16R1x8i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "-ia"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
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            {
              "lang": "French",
              "lang_code": "fr",
              "word": "-ie"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle French",
          "lang_code": "frm",
          "word": "-ie"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Middle High German",
          "lang_code": "gmh",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "-ie"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "-y"
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              "word": "-ie"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
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            "borrowed"
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          "word": "-ie"
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      ],
      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
      "word": "-ie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "-ia"
    }
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-iam",
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      ]
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        {
          "ref": "affixed to adjectives",
          "text": "audāx + -ia → audācia\nangustus + -ia → angustia\nfācundus + -ia → fācundia\nignāvus + -ia → ignāvia\nopulentus + -ia → opulentia",
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        },
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          "ref": "affixed to nouns",
          "text": "custōs + -ia → custōdia\nmīles + -ia → mīlitia\nvictor + -ia → victōria\ngōgrāvius + -ia → gōgrāvia (Medieval Latin)",
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          "noun#English"
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          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "-us",
          "-us#Latin"
        ],
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          "-ius",
          "-ius#Latin"
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          "present participle",
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          "root noun",
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          "text": "Graecus + -ia → Graecia",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Gallus + -ia → Gallia",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Dācus + -ia → Dācia",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Thrāx + -ia → Thrācia",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Hispānus + -ia → Hispānia",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Britannus + -ia → Britannia",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Germānus + -ia → Germānia",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Used to form country names"
      ],
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        "la:place"
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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