-εία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
For *-εϝία (*-ewía), originally found in derivations from υ-stems.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ěː.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
Suffix
-είᾱ • (-eíā) f (genitive -είᾱς); first declension
- alternative form of -ίᾱ (-íā)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -είᾱ -eíā |
-είᾱ -eíā |
-εῖαι -eîai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -είᾱς -eíās |
-είαιν -eíain |
-ειῶν -eiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -είᾳ -eíāi |
-είαιν -eíain |
-είαις -eíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -είᾱν -eíān |
-είᾱ -eíā |
-είᾱς -eíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -είᾱ -eíā |
-είᾱ -eíā |
-εῖαι -eîai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Greek
Etymology
A conflation of Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā) and -εῖα (-eîa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.a/
- Hyphenation: -εί‧α
Suffix
-εία • (-eía) f
- Used to form feminine nouns, mainly from verbs ending in -εύω (-évo):
- κολακεύω (kolakévo, “flatter”) + -εία (-eía) → κολακεία (kolakeía, “flattery”)
- Some of them, meaning place or building
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -εία (-eía) | -είες (-eíes) |
| genitive | -είας (-eías) | -ειών (-eión) |
| accusative | -εία (-eía) | -είες (-eíes) |
| vocative | -εία (-eía) | -είες (-eíes) |
Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -εία
Suffix
-εία • (-eía) n
Suffix
-εία • (-eía)
- nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of -ύς (-ýs) of adjectives -ύς, -είς, -ύ like ευθύς (efthýs, “straight”)