-εια

See also: -εία, -εῖα, εἴα, and εἶα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

 

• IPA^(key): /eː.a/ → /i.a/ → /i.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.a/

Suffix

-ειᾰ • (-eia) f (genitive -είᾱς); first declension

1. 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”)

2. Added to adjectival stems to form a feminine form

   ‎γλυκ-ύς m (gluk-ús, “sweet”) + ‎-εια (-eia) → ‎γλυκεῖα f (glukeîa, “sweet”)

Declension

First declension of -ειᾰ; -ειᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εια