-иас

Mongolian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi̯aːs/
Syllabification: -‧иас (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Suffix

-иас • (-ias)

Marks the ablative case in the regular declension after a stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).
‎суурь (suurʹ, “foundation”) + ‎-иас (-ias) → ‎сууриас (suurias, “from the foundation”)

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -иас
	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-иас (-ias)	-иэс (-ies)
rounded	-иос (-ios)	-иөс (-iös)

Alternative forms

-аас (-aas), -яас (-jaas), -наас (-naas), -инаас (-inaas), -гаас (-gaas)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-иас • (-ias)

Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -иас
	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-иас (-ias)	-иэс (-ies)
rounded	-иос (-ios)	-иөс (-iös)

Alternative forms

-аас (-aas), -яас (-jaas), -гаас (-gaas)