-ìa

From Ancient Greek -ία (-ía). Compare Italian -ia, French -ie, English -ia. Doublet of -ia.

• IPA^(key): /-ˈi.a/, [-ˈi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: -ì‧a

-ìa f (plural -ìi or -iei)

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

   ‎majistru (“master, expert, teacher”) + ‎-ìa → ‎majistrìa (“mastery, prowess”)

   ‎malatu (“ill”) + ‎-ìa → ‎malatìa (“illness”)

   ‎tirannu (“tyrant”) + ‎-ìa → ‎tirannìa (“tyranny”)

3. derives abstract nouns denoting a collective group or a social condition

   ‎cumpagnu (“companion”) + ‎-ìa → ‎cumpagnìa (“company”)

   ‎burgisi (“bourgeois”) + ‎-ìa → ‎burgisìa (“bourgeoisie”)

4. added to ethnonyms to derive place names

   ‎annalusu (“Andalusian”) + ‎-ìa → ‎Annalusìa (“Andalusia”)

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