-umas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *-umas, possibly from an earlier suffix *-ma(s) added to a u-stem (e.g., Lithuanian saugùs (“safe, sure”), saugù-mas), from which the u was reinterpreted as part of the suffix and then extended to other stems. Compare Samogitian -oms, Latvian -ums. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈ-ʊmɐs] Rhymes: -ʊmɐs Syllabification: -ù‧mas === Suffix === -ùmas m (plural -ùmai) stress pattern 2 Added mostly to adjectives ending in -as and -us to form nouns indicating a state of being, similar to (and frequently corresponding to) -ness, -ence ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====