-as

Part of speech: suffix
IPA: /ɑs/
Syllables: ɑs (1 syllable)

-as1 · suffix

Senses

Plural ending of nominative and accusative cases, originally of a-stem masculine nouns, later extended to other nouns.
hund (“dog”) + -as → hundas (“dogs”)

-as2 · suffix · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of -ast; marks the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs

Etymology

Perhaps from the Proto-Germanic accusative plural ending *-anz, with regularly lost -n- before a fricative, or perhaps from the nominative plural *-ōs, a voiceless variety of the regular ending *-ōz, or a merger of both. Akin to Saterland Frisian -s, West Frisian -s, Old Saxon -os (Low German -s), Dutch -s, Swedish -ar.

Descendants

-es, -s

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