-ուք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուք (-ukʻ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ukʰ/, [ukʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /uk/, [ukʰ]

Suffix

-ուք • (-ukʻ)

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուք

Old Armenian

Etymology

From -ու (-u) +‎ -ք (-kʻ).

Suffix

-ուք • (-ukʻ)

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուք

Descendants

• Armenian: -ուք (-ukʻ)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուք”, 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