-яс

Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *-jas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-jas/, [-jäs]

Suffix

-яс • (-jas)

1. Forms the regular plurals of nouns.

Usage notes

• When following a hard consonant, the suffix is preceded by a "ъ":

  вӧт (vöt, “dream”) → вӧтъяс ("dreams")

• When following a soft consonant, the suffix is preceded by a "ь":

  лӧдз (lödź, “fly”) → лӧдзьяс ("flies")

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 58