-as

Meaning

Used to form gentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place.

Concepts

-est

Synonyms

-s

-is

-es

Translations

-st

-t

-as

-es

-as

-es

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈaːs]

Etymology

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.