-ιάς

See also: -ίας

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝas/ (after β, δ, ζ, ρ)
  • IPA(key): /ˈças/ (after θ, π, σ, τ, φ)

Suffix

-ιάς • (-iás) m

  1. added to another noun, verb or adjective to create agent noun agent nouns:
    ‎βάφω (váfo, “to paint”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎βαφιάς (vafiás, “painter”)
    ‎χαλκός (chalkós, “copper”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎χαλκιάς (chalkiás, “copper worker”)
    ‎γράφω (gráfo, “to write”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎γραφιάς (grafiás, “scribe”)
  2. added to another noun or adjective to denote winds from that direction:
    ‎νότος (nótos, “south”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎νοτιάς (notiás, “south wind”)
    ‎βόρειος (vóreios, “north”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎βοριάς (voriás, “south wind”)
  3. added to another plant/tree noun denote places with a lot of said plant/tree:
    ‎πεύκο (péfko, “pine”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎πευκιάς (pefkiás, “place with a lot of pine trees”)

Declension

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