-ցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʿan-).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰən], [t͡sʰn]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡sʰən], [t͡sʰn]

Suffix

-ցն- • (-cʿn-)

1. Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by this infix.

   փախչել (pʿaxčʿel) — to flee

   փախցնել (pʿaxcʿnel) — to kidnap

   մտնել (mtnel) — (intransitive) to enter

   մտցնել (mtcʿnel) — (transitive) to insert

See also

• -ացն- (-acʿn-)
• -եցն- (-ecʿn-)