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Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /í.aːs/ → /ˈi.as/ → /ˈi.as/
Suffix
-ῐ́ᾱς • (-íās) m (genitive -ῐ́ου); first declension
- Suffix added to words to form a male name.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 859.6