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Ia

Ia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ia"

Translingual

Proper noun

Ia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespertilionidae – now having only two species of bats.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms


Cornish

Alternative forms

  • Eia
  • Ya

Proper noun

Ia f

  1. A female given name

ia

ia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ia"

Aromanian

Pronoun

ia f

  1. Alternative form of ea

Basque

Adverb

ia

  1. almost

Chuukese

Adverb

ia

  1. where

Esperanto

Etymology

From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -a (correlative suffix of kind).

Pronunciation

Determiner

ia (plural iaj, accusative singular ian, accusative plural iajn)

  1. some kind of (indeterminate correlative of kind)

Derived terms


Fijian

Conjunction

ia

  1. but

Synonyms


Finnish

Conjunction

ia

  1. Obsolete spelling of ja

German

Interjection

ia

  1. hee-haw (cry of an ass or donkey)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Determiner

ia

  1. this, that

Pronoun

ia

  1. it, he, she

Derived terms

See also

Particle

ia

  1. Obsolete spelling of ʻia, and iʻa.

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

ia

  1. third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it, him/her/it

See also


Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ia, from Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ia/

Pronoun

ia

  1. he
  2. she
    Ia sedang kelaparan.
    He is starving now.
    Ia **** musik pop.
    She loves pop music.

Synonyms


Jarai

ia

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ia/

Noun

ia

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

  • Joshua Jensen, Jarai Clauses and Noun Phrases: Syntactic Structures (2014, ISBN 1614516804)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia,from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she, it

See also


Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she

See also


Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French ja, from Latin iam.

Adverb

ia

  1. already
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:
      le Roi Artus estoit ia couché
      King Arthur was already in bed

Descendants

  • French: (obsolete)

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she, it

See also


Otomaco

Etymology

Compare Taparita ia.

Noun

ia

  1. water

References


Piaroa

Noun

ia

  1. Short for ahiia.

References

  • A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

ia

  1. first-person and third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she

See also


Romanian

Etymology

Perhaps from one of several similar words in neighboring languages, or perhaps from iacă. Alternatively, perhaps a spontaneous creation of expression.

Interjection

ia

  1. used to attract attention to the speaker; well, now, now then

Related terms

Verb

ia

  1. third-person singular present tense form of lua.

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun) jau
  • (Sursilvan) jeu
  • (Sutsilvan) jou
  • (Puter) eau
  • (Vallader) eu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eo, from Latin ego, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

Pronoun

ia

  1. (Surmiran) I

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. he, she
    • E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.
      And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

See also

Particle

ia

  1. Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object

Taparita

Etymology

Compare Otomaco ia.

Noun

ia

  1. water

References


Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ear

Noun

ia

  1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms


Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. 3rd-person singular pronoun: he/she, him/her

See also


Tolai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronoun

ia

  1. Third-person singular pronoun: he, him; she, her

Declension



Vandalic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jahw.

Conjunction

ia

  1. and
    • c390, De conviviis barbaris
      Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
      Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.