-ía
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ia"
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Latin -(i)ēbam (first person) and -(i)ēbat (third person).
Suffix
-ía
- suffix indicating the first-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs
- suffix indicating the third-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs
See also
- -aba
Suffix
-ía f (plural -ías)
- forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood
- alegre (“joyful”) + -ía → alegría (“joy”)
- Synonyms: -idad, -ción
- (medicine) forms the names of medical conditions; -y; -ia
- acéfalo (“acephalous”) + -ía → acefalía (“acephaly”)
- forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship
- alcalde (“governor”) + -ía → alcaldía (“the job or office of a governor”)
- Synonyms: -ado, -ato
- (geography) forms the names of places from their inhabitants; -ia
- araucano (“Araucanian”) + -ía → Araucanía (“Araucania”)
Further reading
- “-ía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014