-иас

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi̯aːs/
• Syllabification: -‧иас (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Suffix

-иас • (-ias)

1. Marks the ablative case in the regular declension after a stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).

   ‎суурь (suurʹ, “foundation”) + ‎-иас (-ias) → ‎сууриас (suurias, “from the foundation”)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -иас 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-иас -ias	-иэс -ies
rounded	-иос -ios	-иөс -iös

Alternative forms

• -аас (-aas), -яас (-jaas), -наас (-naas), -инаас (-inaas), -гаас (-gaas)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-иас • (-ias)

1. Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -иас 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-иас -ias	-иэс -ies
rounded	-иос -ios	-иөс -iös

Alternative forms

• -аас (-aas), -яас (-jaas), -гаас (-gaas)