"-άς" meaning in Greek

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈas/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás). Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|-άς}} Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) Head templates: {{head|el|suffix|||feminine|-ού||||g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} -άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού), {{el-suffix|m|f=-ού}} -άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|-άς|-άδες|-ά|-άδων|-ά|-άδες|-ά|-άδες|note=}} Forms: -ás [romanization], -ού [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], -άς [nominative, singular], -άδες [nominative, plural], -ά [genitive, singular], -άδων [genitive, plural], -ά [accusative, singular], -άδες [accusative, plural], -ά [singular, vocative], -άδες [plural, vocative]
  1. added to another noun to create agent nouns: Tags: morpheme Related terms: -έας (-éas) [masculine], -ιάς (-iás) [masculine]
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-άς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -άς (-ás)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ás",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ού",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nM-ας-αδες-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άς",
      "roman": "-ás",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδων",
      "roman": "-ádon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "-ού",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "-ού"
      },
      "expansion": "-άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού)",
      "name": "el-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-άς",
        "2": "-άδες",
        "3": "-ά",
        "4": "-άδων",
        "5": "-ά",
        "6": "-άδες",
        "7": "-ά",
        "8": "-άδες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'παπάς'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "μύλος (mýlos, “mill”) + -άς (-ás) → μυλωνάς (mylonás, “miller”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -άς (-ás) → γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman, dairyman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "γυναίκα (gynaíka, “woman”) + -άς (-ás) → γυναικάς (gynaikás, “womaniser”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "φαγητό (fagitó, “food”) + -άς (-ás) → φαγάς (fagás, “gourmand, greedy guts”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to another noun to create agent nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--άς-el-suffix-ZRE0rsXM",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent nouns",
          "agent nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "added to another noun to create agent nouns:"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "-éas",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-έας"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-iás",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "-ιάς"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-άς"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-άς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -άς (-ás)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ás",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ού",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nM-ας-αδες-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άς",
      "roman": "-ás",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδων",
      "roman": "-ádon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ά",
      "roman": "-á",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άδες",
      "roman": "-ádes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "-ού",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "-ού"
      },
      "expansion": "-άς • (-ás) m (feminine -ού)",
      "name": "el-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-άς",
        "2": "-άδες",
        "3": "-ά",
        "4": "-άδων",
        "5": "-ά",
        "6": "-άδες",
        "7": "-ά",
        "8": "-άδες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "-éas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-έας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-iás",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ιάς"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek masculine suffixes",
        "Greek nouns declining like 'παπάς'",
        "Greek suffixes",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "μύλος (mýlos, “mill”) + -άς (-ás) → μυλωνάς (mylonás, “miller”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -άς (-ás) → γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman, dairyman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "γυναίκα (gynaíka, “woman”) + -άς (-ás) → γυναικάς (gynaikás, “womaniser”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "φαγητό (fagitó, “food”) + -άς (-ás) → φαγάς (fagás, “gourmand, greedy guts”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added to another noun to create agent nouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent nouns",
          "agent nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "added to another noun to create agent nouns:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-άς"
}

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