-ιά
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -έα (-éa) and -αία (-aía)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝa/ (after β, δ, ζ, ρ)
- IPA(key): /ˈça/ (after θ, π, σ, τ, φ)
Suffix
-ιά • (-iá) f
- added to a fruit/plant noun, to create words for trees/plants that produce it:
- added to another noun to denote a blot or stain:
- added to another noun to denote an injury or a hit:
- μαχαίρι (machaíri, “knife”) + -ιά (-iá) → μαχαιριά (machairiá, “stabbing”)
- χάραγμα (cháragma, “mark”) + -ιά (-iá) → χαρακιά (charakiá, “cut/nick”)
- added to another noun to denote a measure or amount:
- added to a place name to denote a (female) person from there:
- added to a noun, adjective or verb to form a further noun:
- added to a noun or adjective to form a sum of these:
- added to a noun to denote a state or condition:
- added to a noun(s) to denote a certain place or location:
- ποτάμι (potámi, “river”) + -ιά (-iá) → ποταμιά (potamiá, “area around river”)
- λαγκάδι (lagkádi, “dale”) + -ιά (-iá) → λαγκαδιά (lagkadiá, “ravine”)
- added to a noun(s) to denote a certain time period:
Declension
declension of -ιά
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -ιά • | -ιές • |
genitive | -ιάς • | -ιών • |
accusative | -ιά • | -ιές • |
vocative | -ιά • | -ιές • |
Related terms
- -ία f (-ía)
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