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-aș
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Appendix:Variations of "as"
Romanian
Etymology
ro :der sla-pro:*-ašь hu:-as 1
Almost exclusively from ro sla-pro *-ašь. Specifically when applied to denote professions it may plausibly stem from ro hu -as as well.
Pronunciation
ro /aʃ/
Suffix
1 m -ași diminutive suffixes
diminutive suffix (e.g. ro copil copilaș child little child)
used with a noun to make words related to profession
ro meserie meseriaș handcraft handicraftsman
ro poștă poștaș mail postman
Declension
Synonyms
diminutive suffixes ro -uț, ro -uș, ro -șor, ro -el
profession-related suffixes ro -ar, ro -tor
Derived terms
ro