-վ-
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Armenian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [v], (after some consonant clusters) IPA(key): [əv]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [v], (after some consonant clusters) IPA(key): [əv]
Suffix[edit]
-վ- • (-v-)
- Infixed in the verb between the stem and ending to create its mediopassive voice.
Usage notes[edit]
In Old Armenian the mediopassive voice was expressed by changing the ending of the verb to -իմ: սիրեմ (sirem, “I like”), սիրիմ (sirim, “I am liked”).