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- IPA(key): /ˈʝas/ (after β, δ, ζ, ρ)
- IPA(key): /ˈças/ (after θ, π, σ, τ, φ)
-ιάς • (-iás) m
- 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”)
- 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”)
- 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 of -ιάς
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ιάς (-iás)
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-ιάδες (-iádes)
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| genitive
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-ιά (-iá)
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-ιάδων (-iádon)
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| accusative
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-ιά (-iá)
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-ιάδες (-iádes)
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| vocative
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-ιά (-iá)
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-ιάδες (-iádes)
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