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-ība

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See also: iba, Iba, IBA, and ība

Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ība, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-o-, from a stem *bʰeh₂- (to shine), first applied to i-stems, from which it incorporated the stem-final i, and then spread to other stem classes. Cognates include Lithuanian -yba (cf. tikýba (belief, faith)), Lithuanian -ybė, Proto-Slavic *-ьba.[1]

Suffix

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-ība

  1. Added to adjectives (sometimes to nouns) to form abstract nouns, especially those referring to the state or property that corresponds to the original adjective (like, e.g., Eng. -ity).

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Forssman, Berthold. 2001. Lettische Grammatik (Dettelbach: Verlag J. H. Röll GmbH) →ISBN, page 257.