-ория
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *-orьja, cognate with Macedonian -орија (-orija). Equivalent to -ор (-or) + -ия (-ija).
Suffix
-ори́я • (-oríja)
- Derives abstract or collective nouns with expressive connotation: -ity, -ness
- From adjectives:
- вехт (veht, “old, ancient”) → вехтори́я (vehtoríja, “rag, old machine/toy”)
- луд (lud, “crazy”) → лудори́я (ludoríja, “crazy act, madness”)
- From abstract nouns:
- гад (gad, “creep, stinker”) → гадори́я (gadoríja, “dreadfulness, horridness”)
- смях (smjah, “laughter”) → смехори́я (smehoríja, “joke, funny story”)
- From adjectives:
Declension
Declension of -ори́я
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | -ори́я -oríja | -ори́и -oríi |
definite | -ори́ята -oríjata | -ори́ите -oríite |
Related terms
- -отия (-otija)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin -ōrium (the neuter of the adjectival ending Latin -ōrius), found in loanwords. Equivalent to -ор (-or, “agent suffix”) + -ия (-ija).
Suffix
-о́рия • (-órija)
- -ory
- From a base word:
- ора́тен (oráten, “orating”) → орато́рия (oratórija, “oratory”)
- дире́ктен (dirékten, “direct”) → директо́рия (direktórija, “directory”)
- обсерва́ция (observácija, “observation”) → обсервато́рия (observatórija, “observatory”)
- ле́кция (lékcija, “lecture”) → лекто́рия (lektórija, “lecture hall”)
- Without a base word:
- кало́рия (kalórija, “calorie”)
- лаборато́рия (laboratórija, “laboratory”)
- From a base word:
Declension
Declension of -о́рия
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | -о́рия -órija | -о́рии -órii |
definite | -о́рията -órijata | -о́риите -óriite |