-ուկ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -ուկ (-uk), from Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-uk]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-uɡ]

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection

   խոզուկ ― xozuk ― piggy

   մարդուկ ― marduk ― little man

2. forming names of plants and animals

   անմոռուկ ― anmoṙuk ― forget-me-not

   խնձորուկ ― xnjoruk ― clover

Synonyms

• -իկ (-ik), -ակ (-ak)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
2. forming names of plants and animals

Derived terms

Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

Descendants

• Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From earlier *-ուկն (*-ukn), from the stem element *-ū̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. See also -իկ (-ik). The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this.

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

1. forming diminutives

   այր ― ayr ― man

   այրուկ ― ayruk ― very little man

2. forming names of plants and animals

   ժախուկ ― žaxuk ― horse-radish

   կանեփուկ ― kanepʻuk ― Urtica cannabina

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)
  • Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain.

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

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   գեղջուկ ― gełǰuk ― peasant

   հարցուկ ― harcʻuk ― soothsayer

   հեղուկ ― hełuk ― liquid

   ջերմուկ ― ǰermuk ― warm mineral waters or springs

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	-ուկ (-uk)		-ուկք (-ukkʻ)
genitive	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
dative	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
accusative	-ուկ (-uk)		-ուկս (-uks)
ablative	-կէ (-kē)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
instrumental	-կաւ (-kaw)		-կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʻ = -kōkʻ)
locative	-կի (-ki)		-ուկս (-uks)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուկ”, 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