-ու

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See also: ու

Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian -ու (-u).

Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. forming adjectives
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. the future converb I ending of verbs
    սիրելուsirelufuture converb I of սիրել (sirel)

Etymology 3

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From Old Armenian -ու (-u).

Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. the singular dative case ending of u-declension nouns
    ձիուjiudative singular case of ձի (ji)
    մարդուmardudative singular case of մարդ (mard)
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Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *-usyā, the feminine form of the participle suffix *-wes. See also -ուք (-ukʻ).

Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. Forming adjectives.
    հատանեմhatanemI cut
    հատուhatusharp, cutting
    կծանեմkcanemI bite
    կծուkcutart, pungent
    աղsalt
    աղուałuagreeable
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Armenian: -ու (-u)

Further reading

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  • Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 65
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ու”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48

Etymology 2

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Contamination of Proto-Indo-European *-u stem vowel with the *-yo, *-yā suffix.

Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. found in a few words, such as արու (aru), եղջերու (ełǰeru), մեղու (mełu), ուրջու (urǰu)
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ու”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48

Etymology 3

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According to Godel, identical with the -ու- (-u-) stem vowel. The remaining stem, standing in contrast to the nominative/accusative singular (which lost its stem), was apt to function as a full-fledged case form.

Suffix

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-ու (-u)

  1. singular genitive/dative/instrumental/locative marker for u-declension words
    ծովուcovugenitive/dative/instrumental/locative singular of ծով (cov)

Further reading

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  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 104