-εια
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From -υς (-us, adjective suffix) or -εύς (-eús, masculine agent noun suffix) + -ιᾰ (-ia, feminine suffix). Nouns formed with this suffix always have recessive accent, while feminine adjectives have accent on the penult if the corresponding masculine form has accent on the ultima.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eː.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /i.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.a/
Suffix edit
-ειᾰ • (-eia) f (genitive -είᾱς); first declension
- Added to various stems to form feminine nouns of person or thing concerned
- ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + -εια (-eia) → ἱέρειᾰ (hiéreia, “priestess”)
- Καῖσᾰρ (Kaîsar, “Caesar”) + -εια (-eia) → Καισᾰ́ρειᾰ (Kaisáreia, “Caesarea”)
- Added to adjectival stems to form a feminine form
Declension edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ειᾰ -eia |
-ειᾱ -eiā |
-ειαι -eiai | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ειᾱς -eiās |
-ειαιν -eiain |
-ειῶν -eiôn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ειᾳ -eiāi |
-ειαιν -eiain |
-ειαις -eiais | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ειᾰν -eian |
-ειᾱ -eiā |
-ειᾱς -eiās | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ειᾰ -eia |
-ειᾱ -eiā |
-ειαι -eiai | ||||||||||
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