-ας
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation 1
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /aːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as/
Suffix
-ᾱς • (-ās)
- The nominative singular ending of masculine first-declension nouns in most dialects. Replaced by -ης (-ēs) in all cases in Ionic, and in most cases in Attic.
- The genitive singular ending of feminine first-declension nouns and adjectives in many dialects. Replaced by -ης (-ēs) in all cases in Ionic, and in most cases in Attic.
- The accusative plural ending of all first-declension nouns and adjectives in many dialects. -ᾰς (-as) or -ᾰνς (-ans), -αις (-ais), and -αιρ (-air) are used by dialects attested from inscriptions.
Pronunciation 2
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /as/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as/
Suffix
-ᾰς • (-as)
- The accusative plural ending of most third-declension nouns and many third-declension adjectives. -ᾰνς (-ans) is also used in the Cretan dialect.
- The accusative plural ending of first-declension nouns and adjectives in various dialects attested in inscriptions: see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension § First declension.
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