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-ia
-ia 1suff.1. Disease; pathological or abnormal condition: anoxia.2. Territory; country: Australia.
[New Latin, from Latin -ia and Greek -iā, n. suff.]
-ia 2suff. Things derived from, relating to, or belonging to: personalia.
[Latin, neuter pl. of -ius, and Greek, neuter pl. of -ios, n. and adj. suffixes.]-ia suffix forming nouns 1. occurring in place names: Albania; Columbia. 2. (Pathology) occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders: pneumonia; aphasia. 3. occurring in words denoting condition or quality: utopia. 4. (Botany) occurring in names of botanical genera: acacia; poinsettia. 5. (Zoology) occurring in names of zoological classes: Reptilia. 6. occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin: marginalia; memorabilia; regalia. [(for senses 1–4) New Latin, from Latin and Greek, suffix of feminine nouns; (for senses 5–6) from Latin, neuter plural suffix]-ia an ending of nouns borrowed from Greek and Latin, or coined in English or other languages on a Latin model, that denote esp. places (Ethiopia; Georgia; Liberia), states or conditions, esp. physical disorders (inertia; insomnia; leukemia; phobia), or plants (fuchsia; zinnia); also occurring in other nouns, often orig. or still plural (bacteria; genitalia; insignia; media) or collective (academia; militia). The ending -ia has limited productivity as an English suffix, forming names of disorders ( hypoxia) or plural or collective nouns ( militaria; psychedelia; suburbia). Compare -y 2 . [< New Latin, Latin, Greek] IA or Ia., Iowa. i.a. in absentia. EncyclopediaSeeIA-ia
-ia word element, state; condition.-ia (ē'ă), A suffix used to form terms for states or conditions, often abnormal. Compare: -ism. [G. -ia, an ancient noun-forming suffix] -ia Combining form meaning condition, used in formation of names of many diseases.
Compare: -ism[G. -ia, an ancient noun-forming suffix]-ia Suffix denoting a disease or pathological condition. |