Variant of-at , seen in toponyms such as Qesarat, Kastrat, Dukat, Progonat, Bushat.[ 1] Proto-Albanian *tāi Proto-Albanian *tjā Illyrian [ 2]
-as m -as m
used to form toponyms.-ian ^ Dhrimo, Ali. Për Shqipen dhe shqiptarët. 2008 ^ Kulla, Ariola (2010 )The Albanian Linguistic Journey from Ancient Illyricum to EU: Lexical Borrowings [1] 21 Perhaps fromProto-Celtic *-os
-as m plural -asow
Forms masculine nouns denoting capacity;-ful hanaf ( “ cup ” ) + -as → hanafas ( “ cupful ” ) dorn ( “ fist, hand ” ) + -as → dornas ( “ fistful, handful ” ) Forms masculine nouns denoting the result of an action gwia ( “ to weave ” ) + -as → gwias ( “ web ” ) boks ( “ box; blow ” ) + -as → boksas ( “ flurry of blows, fisticuffs ” ) mynn- ( “ root ofmynnes ” ) + -as → mynnas ( “ wish, purpose, intent ” ) 2020 ,An Gerlyver Meur , ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, pp. 77, 99)The Esperanto suffixes-as -is -os -us
This play of vowels is not an original idea of Zamenhof's:-as ,-is ,-os are found for the three tenses of the infinitive in Faiguet's system of 1765;-a ,-i ,-o without a consonant are used like Z's-as ,-is ,-os by Rudelle (1858); Courtonne in 1885 had-am ,-im ,-om in the same values, and the similarity with Esperanto is here even more perfect than in the other projects, as-um corresponds to Z's-us. —An International Language (1928) The vowel of-as is likely cognate with the Latin present, as inama t ( “ s/he loves ” ) , and the corresponding present infinitiveamā re -ant ending.i could come from past tense in Latinami ,amisti .
-as
ending of thepresent tense inverbs .FromProto-Finnic *-as *-s ( adjective-forming suffix ) , fromProto-Finno-Ugric *-s
-as (front vowel harmony variant -äs linguistic notation -As )
Forms some adjectives. Forms some nouns. Inflection of-as (Kotus type 41/vieras nominative -as -aat genitive -aan -aiden -aitten partitive -asta -aita illative -aaseen -aisiin singular plural nominative -as -aat accusative nom. -as -aat gen. -aan genitive -aan -aiden -aitten -asten rare partitive -asta -aita inessive -aassa -aissa elative -aasta -aista illative -aaseen -aisiin -aihin rare adessive -aalla -ailla ablative -aalta -ailta allative -aalle -aille essive -aana -aina translative -aaksi -aiksi abessive -aatta -aitta instructive — -ain comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of-as (Kotus type 41/vieras first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -aani -aani accusative nom. -aani -aani gen. -aani genitive -aani -aideni -aitteni -asteni rare partitive -astani -aitani inessive -aassani -aissani elative -aastani -aistani illative -aaseeni -aisiini -aihini rare adessive -aallani -aillani ablative -aaltani -ailtani allative -aalleni -ailleni essive -aanani -ainani translative -aakseni -aikseni abessive -aattani -aittani instructive — — comitative — -aineni
second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -aasi -aasi accusative nom. -aasi -aasi gen. -aasi genitive -aasi -aidesi -aittesi -astesi rare partitive -astasi -aitasi inessive -aassasi -aissasi elative -aastasi -aistasi illative -aaseesi -aisiisi -aihisi rare adessive -aallasi -aillasi ablative -aaltasi -ailtasi allative -aallesi -aillesi essive -aanasi -ainasi translative -aaksesi -aiksesi abessive -aattasi -aittasi instructive — — comitative — -ainesi
first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -aamme -aamme accusative nom. -aamme -aamme gen. -aamme genitive -aamme -aidemme -aittemme -astemme rare partitive -astamme -aitamme inessive -aassamme -aissamme elative -aastamme -aistamme illative -aaseemme -aisiimme -aihimme rare adessive -aallamme -aillamme ablative -aaltamme -ailtamme allative -aallemme -aillemme essive -aanamme -ainamme translative -aaksemme -aiksemme abessive -aattamme -aittamme instructive — — comitative — -ainemme
second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -aanne -aanne accusative nom. -aanne -aanne gen. -aanne genitive -aanne -aidenne -aittenne -astenne rare partitive -astanne -aitanne inessive -aassanne -aissanne elative -aastanne -aistanne illative -aaseenne -aisiinne -aihinne rare adessive -aallanne -aillanne ablative -aaltanne -ailtanne allative -aallenne -aillenne essive -aananne -ainanne translative -aaksenne -aiksenne abessive -aattanne -aittanne instructive — — comitative — -ainenne
third-person possessor singular plural nominative -aansa -aansa accusative nom. -aansa -aansa gen. -aansa genitive -aansa -aidensa -aittensa -astensa rare partitive -astaan -astansa -aitaan -aitansa inessive -aassaan -aassansa -aissaan -aissansa elative -aastaan -aastansa -aistaan -aistansa illative -aaseensa -aisiinsa -aihinsa rare adessive -aallaan -aallansa -aillaan -aillansa ablative -aaltaan -aaltansa -ailtaan -ailtansa allative -aalleen -aallensa -ailleen -aillensa essive -aanaan -aanansa -ainaan -ainansa translative -aakseen -aaksensa -aikseen -aiksensa abessive -aattaan -aattansa -aittaan -aittansa instructive — — comitative — -aineen -ainensa
Note that gradation may apply.
-as
( adjective-forming suffix ) Added to anoun to form anadjective meaning "having something, a quality"; sometimes referred to asornative . haj ( “ hair ” ) + -as → hajas ( “ covered with hair ” ) ( noun-forming suffix ) Added to anoun to form an occupation or a collective noun. fazék ( “ pot ” ) + -as → fazekas ( “ potter ” ) ( number-forming suffix ) Added to anordinal number to form a digit or figure, cf.the relevant template . három ( “ three ” ) + -as → hármas ( “ the digit or figure 3 ” ) ( all senses ) Variants:-s -a changes to-á- . Final-e changes to-é- .-os -as other back-vowel words ending in a consonant-es some rounded ) front-vowel words ending in a consonant-ös Borrowed from Esperanto -as Latin -ās French -es Spanish -as
-as
desinence present tense verbs -eas ( after palatal consonants ) FromOld Irish -as Proto-Celtic *-assus Proto-Indo-European *-ad-tus .
-as m
Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nounsSynonym: -achas -as
Relative ending of first conjugation verbs in the present tense Synthetic first person singular ending of first conjugation verbs in the past tense Bysyncope , from the earlier form-ātis . IfOscan 𐌋𐌞𐌅𐌊𐌀𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌝𐌔 ( lúvkanateís ,“ Lucanian ” ,gen. sg. ) has a cognate suffix-𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌝𐌔 ( -ateís ) , one can reconstructProto-Italic *-ātis
-ās
Used to formgentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place. In an exception to the usual Latin stress rule, Latin words ending in this suffix were generally stressed on the final syllable of their nominative singular forms in-ās because of the aforementioned syncope.
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
A declined form of-us ( suffix forming adjectives ) .
-ās
accusative feminine plural of-us FromProto-Italic *-ās Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési
-ās
second-person singular present active indicative of-ō ( first conjugation ) A declined form of-a ( suffix forming masculine agent nouns ) .
-ās m
accusative plural of-a -as m
nominal suffix (ending ) of the first declension of the nouns. nominal suffix (ending ) which indicates ademonym . Rusija ( “ Russia ” ) + -as → rusas ( “ Russian (person) ” ) -as
Alternative form of-yssh -as
Alternative form of-esse FromProto-Samic *-ës Finnish -e Estonian -e
-as
Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something used for performing the verb. vuoidat ( “ to smear ” ) + -as → vuoiddas ( “ ointment ” ) This suffix triggers theweak grade on a preceding stressed syllable in the nominative singular and essive, and thestrong grade in the other forms. Perhaps from the Proto-Germanic accusative plural ending *-anz , with regularly lost-n- before a fricative, or perhaps from the nominative plural *-ōs , a voiceless variety of the regular ending *-ōz , or a merger of both. Akin toSaterland Frisian -s West Frisian -s Old Saxon -os Low German -s Dutch -s Swedish -ar
-as
Plural ending of nominative and accusative cases, originally of a-stem masculine nouns, later extended to other nouns. hund ( “ dog ” ) + -as → hundas ( “ dogs ” ) wulf ( “ wolf ” ) + -as → wulfas ( “ wolves ” ) Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] Inherited fromLatin -ās
-as
a suffix indicating thesecond-person singular present indicative of a verb in-ar amar ( “ to love ” ) + -as → amas ( “ [you] love ” ) cantar ( “ to sing ” ) + -as → cantas ( “ [you] sing ” ) -es ( after palatal consonants ) -us FromProto-Celtic *-assus Proto-Indo-European *-ad-tus .
-as m
Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nounsóclach ( “ young man ” ) + -as → óclachas ( “ youth ” ) muinter ( “ family ” ) + -as → muinteras ( “ familiarity ” ) (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
-as m pers
masculine noun suffix Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese -as Latin -ās Galician Spanish -as
-as
a suffix indicating the second-person singular present indicative of-ar amar ( “ to love ” ) + -as → amas ( “ [you] love ” ) cantar ( “ to sing ” ) + -as → cantas ( “ [you] sing ” ) -as
a suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of-er correr ( “ to run ” ) + -as → corras ( “ that you run ” ) a suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of-ir FromLatin -ās
-as
suffix indicating thesecond-person singular present indicative of-ar FromLatin -eās Latin -ās Latin -iās
-as
suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of-er -ir -as
Alternative form of-s ( “ adverbial suffix ” ) -as f
Forms abstract nouns. teyrn ( “ monarch, king ” ) + -as → teyrnas ( “ kingdom ” ) bardd ( “ poet ” ) + -as → barddas ( “ poetry ” ) urdd ( “ order, guild ” ) + -as → urddas ( “ honour, dignity ” ) Cognate withCornish -as
-as
( South Wales ) ( colloquial ) verb suffix for thethird-person singular preterite Synonyms: -odd -ws R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-as ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
