-IA


Meaning of -IA in English

~ 1

■ suffix

1》 forming nouns adopted from Latin or Greek (such as mania ), and modern Latin terms (such as utopia ).

2》 forming names of:

↘ Medicine states and disorders: anaemia.

↘ Botany & Zoology genera and higher groups: dahlia.

3》 forming place names: India.

Origin

representing L. or Gk endings.

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~ 2

■ suffix forming noun plurals:

1》 from Greek neuter nouns ending in -ion or from those in Latin ending in -ium or -e : paraphernalia.

2》 Zoology in the names of classes: Reptilia.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.