-τας

See also: τᾶς, τας, and τάς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -της (-tēs), Attic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /taːs/ → /tas/ → /tas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /taːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /tas/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *-tāts, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Cognate with Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti), and Latin -tās, from which English -ity.

Suffix

-τᾱς • (-tās) f (genitive -τᾱτος); third declension (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

2. Forms nouns representing a state of being

Declension

Third declension of -τᾱς; -τᾱτος (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-τᾱς -tās	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Genitive	-τᾱτος -tātos	-τᾱτοιν -tātoin	-τᾱτων -tātōn
Dative	-τᾱτῐ -tāti	-τᾱτοιν -tātoin	-τᾱτεσῐ / -τᾱτεσῐν / -τᾱσῐ / -τᾱσῐν -tātesi / -tātesin / -tāsi / -tāsin
Accusative	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Vocative	-τᾱς -tās	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τας (abstract noun)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hellenic *-tās (whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐀑𐀴𐀲 (ki-ti-ta /⁠ktitā(s)⁠/)), probably a masculine formation from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (perhaps still seen in Latin Monēta), feminine of *-tós. Originally used in adjectival compounds, the suffix's narrowing to agentivity may be by analogy to -τήρ (-tḗr) and -τωρ (-tōr).

Suffix

-τᾱς • (-tās) m (genitive -τᾱ); first declension (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

2. Added to noun stems to form masculine nouns of the person concerned with a thing
4. Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns: -er
6. Added to place names to form masculine demonyms: -ian

Declension

First declension of -τᾱς; -τᾱο (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-τᾱς -tās	-τᾱ -tā	-ται -tai
Genitive	-τᾱο / -τᾱ -tāo / -tā	-ταιν -tain	-τᾱ́ων / -τᾶν -tā́ōn / -tân
Dative	-τᾳ -tāi	-ταιν -tain	-ταις -tais
Accusative	-τᾱν -tān	-τᾱ -tā	-τᾱς -tās
Vocative	-τᾱ -tā	-τᾱ -tā	-ται -tai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τας (agent noun)

Category Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τας (demonym) not found