Hungarian

Suffix

-ias

1. (adjective suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of. Added to a noun to form an adjective.

   város ‎(“city, town”) → városias ‎(“urban, reminding of/appropriate to a city or town”)

Usage notes

• (adjective suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ias is added to back vowel words

  -ies is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Suffix

-iās

1. accusative feminine plural of -ius

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• -jas (after vowels)
• -ỹs (under stress)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ʲɐs/

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ios; which also gave Latvian -̧s, -̧š – compare žálias : zaļš ‎(“green”); tùsčias : tukšs ‎(“empty”). Also related is the Proto-Slavic masculine *-ь. Ultimately, a thematised variant of i-stems (see -is), either of Proto-Indo-European age (cf. *-yós), or of more recent formation. Under stress, *-iós gave Lithuanian -ỹs; see for more.

Suffix

-ias

1. Masculine nominative singular ending for i̯o-stem nouns and adjectives.

   (nouns): élnias, kélias, mẽdžias, svẽčias, vélnias

   (adjectives): bẽrgždžias, kùrčias, pė́ščias, šviẽžias, trẽčias, tùsčias, žálias

Declension

(nouns):

See also

• -ius