-եղ

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See also: եղ

Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian -եղ (-eł).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-եղ (-eġ)

  1. forming adjectives

Declension

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Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Probably from the root of հեղում (hełum), with the loss of h-. Compare -ատ (-at) and -ոտ (-ot).

Suffix

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-եղ (-eł)

  1. Forming adjectives.
    ոյժoyžstrength
    ուժեղužełstrong
    ահahterror
    ահեղahełterrible

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: -եղ (-eġ)

References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եղ”, 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