-իկ
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Armenian -իկ. Reinforced by Russian -ик.
Suffix [edit]
-իկ (-ik)
- A suffix for building diminutives or terms expressing affection.
Synonyms [edit]
External links [edit]
- Search “-իկ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Middle Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian -իկ.
Suffix [edit]
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: -իկ
Old Armenian [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From earlier *-իկն, from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ.
Suffix [edit]
-իկ • (-ik)
Declension [edit]
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունք (-kunkʿ) | |
| genitive | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʿ) | |
| dative | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʿ) | |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունս (-kuns) | |
| accusative definite | զ-իկ (z-ik) | զ-կունս (z-kuns) | |
| ablative | ի -կանէ (i -kanē) | ի -կանց (i -kancʿ) | |
| instrumental | -կամբ (-kamb) | -կամբք (-kambkʿ) | |
| locative | ի -կան (i -kan) | ի -կունս (i -kuns) |
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Middle Armenian: -իկ
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Iranian *-īk (*-ya-ka).
Suffix [edit]
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- forming names of nations
Declension [edit]
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկք (-ikkʿ) | |
| genitive | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
| dative | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկս (-iks) | |
| accusative definite | զ-իկ (z-ik) | զ-իկս (z-iks) | |
| ablative | ի -կէ (i -kē) | ի -կաց (i -kacʿ) | |
| instrumental | -կաւ (-kaw) | -կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʿ = -kōkʿ) | |
| locative | ի -կի (i -ki) | ի -իկս (i -iks) |
Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- “-իկ” in Geworg J̌ahukyan (1998), Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə in the book Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer (Yerevan: Anania Shirakatsi)
