-τας

-τας

See also: τᾶς, τας, and τάς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -της (-tēs), Attic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /taːs/ → /tas/ → /tas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /taːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /tas/

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-tāts, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts. Cognate with Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti), and Latin -tās, from which English -ity.

Suffix

-τᾱς • (-tās) f (genitive -τᾱτος); third declension

(Doric)

1. Forms nouns representing a state of being

Declension

Third declension of -τᾱς; -τᾱτος (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-τᾱς -tās	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Genitive	-τᾱτος -tātos	-τᾱτοιν -tātoin	-τᾱτων -tātōn
Dative	-τᾱτῐ -tāti	-τᾱτοιν -tātoin	-τᾱτεσσῐ / -τᾱτεσσῐν -tātessi(n)
Accusative	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Vocative	-τᾱς -tās	-τᾱτε -tāte	-τᾱτᾰ -tāta
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.