-ia

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See also ia, IA, ía, iå, i-a, and -ía

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ια, -εια (-ia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.

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-ia

  1. Used in forming names of countries, diseases, flowers.

[edit] Etymology 2

From the endings of corresponding Latin and Ancient Greek plural nouns.

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-ia

  1. Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Used in forming analogous pluralia tantum, such as paraphernalia and Mammalia.

[edit] Latin

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-ia

  1. Used to form an abstract noun of the first declension, usually from an adjective stem.

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