-άς

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

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Suffix

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

Forms substantives from other words or roots.
νιφάς (niphás, “snow”)

φυγάς (phugás, “an exile”)

λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”)
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.

Inflection

Third declension of -ᾰ́ς; -ᾰδός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́ς -ás	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δες -ádes
Genitive	-ᾰδός -adós	-ᾰδοῖν -adoîn	-ᾰδῶν -adôn
Dative	-ᾰδῐ́ -adí	-ᾰδοῖν -adoîn	-ᾰσῐ́(ν) -así(n)
Accusative	-ᾰ́δᾰ -áda	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δᾰς -ádas
Vocative	-ᾰ́ς -ás	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δες -ádes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

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)

Suffix

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

Forms feminine adjectives or nouns.
ἀγριάς (agriás, “wild”)

Δηλιάς (Dēliás, “female Delian”)
Forms female patronymics from name of father.
Θεστιάς (Thestiás, “daughter of Thestius”)

Inflection

Third declension of -ᾰ́ς; -ᾰδός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́ς -ás	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δες -ádes
Genitive	-ᾰδός -adós	-ᾰδοῖν -adoîn	-ᾰδῶν -adôn
Dative	-ᾰδῐ́ -adí	-ᾰδοῖν -adoîn	-ᾰσῐ́(ν) -así(n)
Accusative	-ᾰ́δᾰ -áda	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δᾰς -ádas
Vocative	-ᾰ́ς -ás	-ᾰ́δε -áde	-ᾰ́δες -ádes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

References

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

Derived terms

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈas/

Suffix

-άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού)

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 •

Derived terms

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Related terms

-έας m (-éas)
-ιάς m (-iás)

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