| 释义 |
-ia
I. \ēə, yə, iə\ noun suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin & Greek, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns
1. -s : pathological condition
< pneumonia >
< hysteria >
< diphtheria >
2. : genus of plants or animals
< Wistaria >
< Osmia >
II. noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin (neuter plural of -ius, adjective ending) & Greek, neuter plural of -ios, adjective ending
1. : taxonomic division (as class, order) of plants or animals
< Cryptogamia >
< Mammalia >
2. : things belonging to or derived from or relating to (something specified)
< Marylandia >
< tabloidia >
III.
plural of -ium |