-unia

See also: unia, unía, unią, and -unią

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-unь

Polish -uń

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ

Proto-Slavic *-a

Old Polish -a

Polish -a

Polish -unia

From -uń +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -uɲa
• Syllabification: -u‧nia

Suffix

-unia f

1. feminine diminutive noun suffix

   ‎baba + ‎-unia → ‎babunia

Declension

Declension of -unia

	singular	plural
nominative	-unia	-unie
genitive	-unii	-unii/-unij (archaic)
dative	-unii	-uniom
accusative	-unię	-unie
instrumental	-unią	-uniami
locative	-unii	-uniach
vocative	-unio	-unie

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -unia

babunia

buziunia

córunia

kawunia

kiciunia

lalunia

mamunia

Further reading

• -unia in Polish dictionaries at PWN