- -ia
- -ia1suffix1》 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.Originrepresenting L. or Gk endings.————————-ia2suffix 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.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.