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Meaning of -as | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ɒʃ]

Definitions

  1. Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something, a quality"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
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  2. Added to a verb to form a noun. It may refer to a thing involved in the action or the action itself.
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  3. Added to a noun to form an occupation or a collective noun.
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  4. Added to an ordinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
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Equivalents

Cymraeg -us
Ελληνικά -άκος -ιακός
English -ac -ed -er -ery -ish -ly -ous -y with
Esperanto -aro -eco -is
Español -aca -aco -ado -oso
فارسی ـت ـدار
Suomi -kas -nen
Français -ac -erie
Galego -oso
Magyar -ak -es -ett -jú -os -ött -s -ság -ség -t -tt -u
Bahasa Indonesia ber-
日本語 -た 気味
한국어 -았
Kurdî -de -êd -er -îş -t ber-
Bahasa Melayu ber-
Nederlands -ig ge- -d
Polski -eria -ny -y
Português -agem -íaco
Română -ărie
Русский -истый -ла -ли -ло
Svenska -ad -de -ig -t
Українська -ла -ло
Tiếng Việt đá

Examples

“haj (“hair”) + -as → hajas (“covered with hair”)”
“fazék (“pot”) + -as → fazekas (“potter”)”
“három (“three”) + -as → hármas (“the digit or figure 3”)”
“fut (“to run”) + -ás → futás (“running”)”
“ír (“to write”) + -ás → írás (“document; writing”)”
“lakik (“to live”) + -ás → lakás (“dwelling, home, flat”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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