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Spanish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin -(i)ēbam (first person) and -(i)ēbat (third person).
Suffix
-ía (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- forms the first-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs
- forms the third-person singular imperfect indicative of -er and -ir verbs
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Etymology 2
Suffix
-ía f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ías)
- forms nouns, from adjectives, denoting states, conditions and qualities; -ness; -ity; -y; -hood
- Synonyms: -idad, -ción
- alegre (“joyful”) + -ía → alegría (“joy”)
- (medicine) forms the names of medical conditions; -y; -ia
- acéfalo (“acephalous”) + -ía → acefalía (“acephaly”)
- forms the names of offices or jobs; -ship
- Synonyms: -ado, -ato
- alcalde (“governor”) + -ía → alcaldía (“the job or office of a governor”)
- (geography) forms the names of places from their inhabitants; -ia
- araucano (“Araucanian”) + -ía → Araucanía (“Araucania”)
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