-яас

Mongolian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-яас • (-jaas)

  1. Marks the ablative case in the regular declension after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).
    ая (aja, tune) + ‎-яас (-jaas) → ‎аяас (ajaas, from the tune)
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -яас
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded-яас (-jaas)-еэс (-ees)
rounded-ёос (-joos)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-яас • (-jaas)

  1. Forms a noun from a verb after a stem ending in an iotated vowel (which is supplanted).
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -яас
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded-яас (-jaas)-еэс (-ees)
rounded-ёос (-joos)
Alternative forms