avia

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβi.ə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈvi.ə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈvi.a]

Verb

avia

inflection of aviar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

avio +‎ -a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈvia]
Rhymes: -ia
Hyphenation: a‧vi‧a

Adjective

avia (accusative singular avian, plural aviaj, accusative plural aviajn)

Relating to the science of aircraft; aeronautical, aviational.

Usage notes

According to national language customs, the adjective aera is often used in the sense of avia.

Latin

Etymology 1

Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂.^[1]

Alternative forms

ava (Late Latin)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯i.a/, [ˈäu̯iä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vi.a/, [ˈäːviä]

Noun

avia f (genitive aviae); first declension

grandmother (mother of someone’s parent)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avia	aviae
Genitive	aviae	aviārum
Dative	aviae	aviīs
Accusative	aviam	aviās
Ablative	aviā	aviīs
Vocative	avia	aviae

Derived terms

aviola
avius

Descendants

Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: avia, aja
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: àvia
- Occitan: avia (Ariège)
Ibero-Romance:
- Portuguese: aia (see there for further descendants)
- Spanish: aya

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “avia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 1222

^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

avia f (genitive aviae); first declension

groundsel (either Erigeron or Senecio)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	avia	aviae
Genitive	aviae	aviārum
Dative	aviae	aviīs
Accusative	aviam	aviās
Ablative	aviā	aviīs
Vocative	avia	aviae

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

āvia

inflection of āvius:
1. singular feminine nominative/vocative
2. plural neuter nominative/accusative/vocative

Adjective

āviā

singular ablative of āvius

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iɐ

Verb

avia

inflection of aviar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative
Obsolete spelling of havia.

[1] Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277

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