-գոյն

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From գոյն (goyn, colour; in this manner).

Suffix

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-գոյն (-goyn)

  1. Forming the comparative degree of adjectives.
    լաւlawgood
    լաւագոյնlawagoynbetter
    մեծmecbig
    մեծագոյնmecagoynbigger
  2. In certain cases, forming the superlative degree of adjectives.

Usage notes

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In modern Armenian this suffix forms only superlative degrees. In Old Armenian the superlative sense was expressed with such adverbs as կարի (kari), յոյժ (yoyž), սաստիկ (sastik), անհնարին (anhnarin): for example յոյժ մեծ (yoyž mec, the biggest).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: -գույն (-guyn)

References

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  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ագոյն”, 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