-ía

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ia"

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈia/ [ˈi.a]

Etymology 1

Regular variant in most Central dialects with y assimilation before i.

Suffix

-ía f

1. alternative form of -iya

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Asturian -ía

Inherited from Latin -ia.

Suffix

-ía f

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

   Synonyms: -dá, -eza, -encia, -ecia, -ción

   ‎allegre (“joyful”) + ‎-ía → ‎allegría (“joy”)

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

Asturian terms suffixed with -ía

autoría

ciudadanía

curuxía

ería

gochería

meyoría

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈia/, [-ˈi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: -í‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -(i)ēbam (first person) and -(i)ēbat (third person).

Suffix

-ía (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of -er
2. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of -ir

See also

• -aba

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Spanish -ía

Inherited from Latin -ia.

Suffix

-ía f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ías)

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

   Synonyms: -idad, -ción

   ‎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

   Synonyms: -ado, -ato

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

4. (geography) forms the names of places from their inhabitants; -ia

   ‎araucano (“Araucanian”) + ‎-ía → ‎Araucanía (“Araucania”)

Further reading

• “-ía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025