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-as

[-ɐs]

suffix

LanguageLithuanian

Meaning
  1. nominal suffix (ending) of the first declension of the nouns.
  2. nominal suffix (ending) which indicates a demonym.
  3. nominal suffix
  4. A common ending for masculine nouns in Lithuanian, often used to create a name for a person from a specific place.
Examples

Rusija + -as → rusas

Russia + -as -> Russian person

Pronunciation-ɐs

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a grammatical suffix used to form the base declension of many nouns.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.