-ιάς

See also: -ίας

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝas/ (after β, δ, ζ, ρ)
• IPA^(key): /ˈças/ (after θ, π, σ, τ, φ)

Suffix

-ιάς • (-iás) m

1. added to another noun, verb or adjective to create agent noun agent nouns:

   ‎βάφω (váfo, “to paint”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎βαφιάς (vafiás, “painter”)

   ‎χαλκός (chalkós, “copper”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎χαλκιάς (chalkiás, “copper worker”)

   ‎γράφω (gráfo, “to write”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎γραφιάς (grafiás, “scribe”)

2. added to another noun or adjective to denote winds from that direction:

   ‎νότος (nótos, “south”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎νοτιάς (notiás, “south wind”)

   ‎βόρειος (vóreios, “north”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎βοριάς (voriás, “north wind”)

3. added to another plant/tree noun denote places with a lot of said plant/tree:

   ‎πεύκο (péfko, “pine”) + ‎-ιάς (-iás) → ‎πευκιάς (pefkiás, “place with a lot of pine trees”)

Declension

declension of -ιάς

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	-ιάς •	-ιάδες •
genitive	-ιά •	-ιάδων •
accusative	-ιά •	-ιάδες •
vocative	-ιά •	-ιάδες •

Related terms

• -άς m (-ás)
• -έας m (-éas)