suffix
-ās
-ās
Classical[ˈaːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈas]
Meaning
- morphemeUsed to form gentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place.
Origins
Latin -as By syncope, from the earlier form -ātis. If Oscan 𐌋𐌞𐌅𐌊𐌀𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌝𐌔 (lúvkanateís, “Lucanian”, gen. sg.) has a cognate suffix -𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌝𐌔 (-ateís), one can reconstruct Proto-Italic *-ātis.