Ancient Greek

Suffix

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

1. Added to various stems to form feminine nouns of person concerned

   ἱερός ‎(hierós, “holy”) + ‎-εια ‎(-eia) → ‎ἱέρειᾰ ‎(hiéreia, “priestess”)

2. Added to adjectival stems to form a feminine form

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

Derived terms