-яас

Mongolian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːs/
• Syllabification: яас (1 syllable)

Suffix

-яас • (-jaas)

1. Marks the ablative case in the regular declension after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).

   ‎ая (aja, “tune”) + ‎-яас (-jaas) → ‎аяас (ajaas, “from the tune”)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -яас 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-яас -jaas	-еэс -ees
rounded	-ёос -joos

Alternative forms

• -аас (-aas), -иас (-ias), -наас (-naas), -инаас (-inaas), -гаас (-gaas)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-яас • (-jaas)

1. Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -яас 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-яас -jaas	-еэс -ees
rounded	-ёос -joos

Alternative forms

• -аас (-aas), -иас (-ias), -гаас (-gaas)