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Meaning of -ia | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood
    feminine, morpheme, noun
  2. -ian (relating to)
    morpheme
  3. forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship
    feminine, morpheme, noun
  4. forms placenames; -y; -ia
    feminine, morpheme, noun

Equivalents

Беларуская -скі
Čeština -ský
Deutsch -isch
English -ian
Español -iana -iano
Français -ien
Magyar -i
Italiano -iana -iano
ქართული -ული -ური
Kurdî -ça -çe
Македонски -ски
Nederlands -iant -isch
Polski -ski
Русский -ец -инец -инка -ский -ской
Türkçe -ca -ce
Українська -ський

Examples

“covard (“coward”) + -ia → covardia (“cowardice”)”
“comptador (“accountant”) + -ia → comptadoria (“accounting”)”
“occità (“Occitan”) + -ia → Occitània (“Occitania”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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