-άς

See also: ας, ασ', ἅς, -ας, and Appendix:Variations of "as"

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ás/ → /as/ → /as/

• (5^th BC Attic) IPA^(key): /ás/
• (1^st BC Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as/
• (4^th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /as/
• (10^th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as/
• (15^th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as/

Suffix

-ᾰ́ς • (-ás) f (genitive -ᾰ́δος) third declension

1. Forms substantives from other words or roots.

   νιφάς (niphás, “snow”)

   φυγάς (phugás, “an exile”)

   λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”)

2. Forms abstract nouns of number from numerals.

   δεκάς (dekás, “the number ten”)

Usage notes

If a verb-stem varies in grade, the resulting noun is usually in the o-grade (or, failing that, the zero-grade), e.g. στρέφω (stréphō) → στροφάς (strophás); νείφω (neíphō) → νιφάς (niphás). The resulting substantive usually has nominal force, but sometimes has adjectival force.

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part II: Inflection”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 354

Etymology 2

From -ς (-s). The form -ιάς (-iás) comes from analogy to forms like Θεστιάς (Thestiás) from Θέστιος (Théstios).

Alternative forms

• -ιάς (-iás)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ás/ → /as/ → /as/

• (5^th BC Attic) IPA^(key): /ás/
• (1^st BC Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as/
• (4^th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /as/
• (10^th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as/
• (15^th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as/

Suffix

-ᾰ́ς • (-ás) f (genitive -ᾰ́δος) third declension

1. Forms feminine adjectives or nouns.

   ἀγριάς (agriás, “wild”)

   Δηλιάς (Dēliás, “female Delian”)

2. Forms female patronymics from name of father.

   Θεστιάς (Thestiás, “daughter of Thestius”)

Inflection

Third declension of -ᾰ́ς; -ᾰ́δος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́ς	-ᾰ́δε	-ᾰ́δες
Genitive	-ᾰ́δος	-ᾰ́δοιν	-ᾰ́δων
Dative	-ᾰ́δῐ	-ᾰ́δοιν	-ᾰ́σῐ
Accusative	-ᾰ́δᾰ	-ᾰ́δε	-ᾰ́δᾰς
Vocative	-ᾰ́ς	-ᾰ́δε	-ᾰ́δες
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

► Ancient Greek words suffixed with -άς

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás).

Suffix

-άς • (-ás) m

1. added to another noun to create agent nouns:

   μύλος ("mill") → μυλωνάς ("miller")

   γάλα ("milk") → γαλατάς ("milkman", "dairyman"")

   γυναίκα ("woman") → γυναικάς ("womaniser")

   φαγητό ("food") → φαγάς ("gourmand", "greedy guts")

Declension

declension of -άς

	singular	plural
nominative	-άς •	-άδες •
genitive	-ά •	-άδων •
accusative	-ά •	-άδες •
vocative	-ά •	-άδες •

Related terms

• -έας m (-éas)
• -ιάς m (-iás)

Derived terms

► Greek words suffixed with -άς