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English
Etymology 1
From the noun paraphernalia.
Suffix
-alia
- Objects associated with a particular thing.
- kitchenalia ― objects typically found or used in a kitchen
Etymology 2
From Latin -ālia.
Suffix
-alia
- (occurs in loanwords from Latin) Appears in the names of Roman festivals.
See also
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ālia.
Pronunciation
Suffix
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- forms nouns from nouns, denoting a worthless collection
- ferro (“iron”) + -alia → ferralia (“scrap iron”)
- papiro (“paper”) + -alia → papiralia (“waste/old/heaps of paper(s)”)
Derived terms
Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -alia not found
References
- Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A substantivisation of the neuter plural forms of the Classical Latin suffix -ālis.
Suffix
-ālia n pl (genitive -ālium); third declension
- forming names of religious festivals
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Regularly declined forms of -ālis.
Suffix
-ālia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of -ālis
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Latin -ālia.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-alia nvir
- forms collective nouns
- generalny + -alia → generalia
Declension
Derived terms