-alia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈaː.li.a/, [ˈäːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.li.a/, [ˈäːliä]
Etymology 1
A substantivisation of the neuter plural forms of the Classical Latin suffix -ālis.
Suffix
-ālia n pl (genitive -ālium); third declension
- forming names of religious festivals
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | -ālia |
Genitive | -ālium |
Dative | -ālibus |
Accusative | -ālia |
Ablative | -ālibus |
Vocative | -ālia |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Regularly declined forms of -ālis.