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-εία

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See also: -εια, -εῖα, εἴα, and εἶα

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    For *-εϝῐ́ᾱ (*-ewĭ́ā), originally found in derivations from υ-stems.

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    -είᾱ (-eíāf (genitive -είᾱς); first declension

    1. alternative form of -ίᾱ (-íā)

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    A conflation of Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā) and -εῖα (-eîa).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
    • Hyphenation: -εί‧α

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    -εία (-eíaf

    1. Used to form feminine nouns, mainly from verbs ending in -εύω (-évo):
      κολακεύω (kolakévo, flatter) + ‎-εία (-eía) → ‎κολακεία (kolakeía, flattery)
    2. Some of them, meaning place or building
      πρεσβεύω (presvévo, ancient sense: be an ambassador) + ‎-εία (-eía) → ‎πρεσβεία (presveía, embassy)

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    Declension of -εία
    singular plural
    nominative -εία (-eía) -είες (-eíes)
    genitive -είας (-eías) -ειών (-eión)
    accusative -εία (-eía) -είες (-eíes)
    vocative -εία (-eía) -είες (-eíes)

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    -εία (-eían

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -είο (-eío) of nouns like σχολείο n (scholeío, school)

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    -εία (-eía)

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of -ύς (-ýs) of adjectives -ύς, -είς, -ύ like ευθύς (efthýs, straight)