avia

See also: avía, àvia, and Avia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈvi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈvi.a]

Verb

avia

1. inflection of aviar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

avio +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈvia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧vi‧a

Adjective

avia (accusative singular avian, plural aviaj, accusative plural aviajn)

1. Relating to the science of aircraft; aeronautical, aviational.

Usage notes

According to national language customs, the adjective aera is often used in the sense of avia.

Latin

Etymology 1

Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂.

Alternative forms

• ava (Late Latin)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯i.a/, [ˈäu̯iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.a/, [ˈäːviä]

Noun

avia f (genitive aviae); first declension

1. grandmother (mother of someone’s parent)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avia	aviae
Genitive	aviae	aviārum
Dative	aviae	aviīs
Accusative	aviam	aviās
Ablative	aviā	aviīs
Vocative	avia	aviae

Derived terms

• aviola
• avius

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: avia, aja
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: àvia
  • Occitan: avia (Ariège)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Portuguese: aia (see there for further descendants)
  • Spanish: aya

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “avia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 1222

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

avia f (genitive aviae); first declension

1. groundsel (either Erigeron or Senecio)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avia	aviae
Genitive	aviae	aviārum
Dative	aviae	aviīs
Accusative	aviam	aviās
Ablative	aviā	aviīs
Vocative	avia	aviae

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

āvia

1. inflection of āvius:
   1. singular feminine nominative/vocative
   2. plural neuter nominative/accusative/vocative

Adjective

āviā

1. singular ablative of āvius

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iɐ

Verb

avia

1. inflection of aviar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. Obsolete spelling of havia