Meaning of -ория | Babel Free
Definitions
- Derives abstract or collective nouns with expressive connotation: -ity, -ness
- -ory
Examples
“вехт (veht, “old, ancient”) → вехтори́я (vehtoríja, “rag, old machine/toy”) луд (lud, “crazy”) → лудори́я (ludoríja, “crazy act, madness”)”
“гад (gad, “creep, stinker”) → гадори́я (gadoríja, “dreadfulness, horridness”) смях (smjah, “laughter”) → смехори́я (smehoríja, “joke, funny story”)”
“ора⟳́тен (oráten, “orating”) → орато́рия⟳ (oratórija, “oratory”) дире́ктен (dirékten, “direct”) → директо́рия⟳ (direktórija, “directory”) обсерва́ция (observácija, “observation”) → обсервато́рия⟳ (observatórija, “observatory”) ле́кция (lékcija, “lecture”) → лекто́рия⟳ (lektórija, “lecture hall”)”
“кало́рия⟳ (kalórija, “calorie”) лаборато́рия⟳ (laboratórija, “laboratory”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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