-ía

-ía

1. Suffix indicating the first-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs.
2. Suffix indicating the third-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs.

• -aba

-ía f

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

   ‎alegre (“joyful”) + ‎-ía → ‎alegría (“joy”)

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

   ‎acéfalo (“acephalous”) + ‎-ía → ‎acefalía (“acephaly”)

3. forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship

   ‎alcalde (“governor”) + ‎-ía → ‎alcaldía (“the job or office of a governor”)

• (state; condition): -idad, -ción
• (job; office): -ado, -ato