-անի
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See also: Անի
Contents
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the suffix or stem element -ան (-an) + -ի (-i).
Suffix[edit]
-անի • (-ani)
Declension[edit]
o-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -անի (-ani) | -անիք (-anikʿ) | |
| genitive | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʿ) | |
| dative | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʿ) | |
| accusative | -անի (-ani) | -անիս (-anis) | |
| ablative | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʿ) | |
| instrumental | -անեաւ (-aneaw) | -անեաւք = -անեօք (-aneawkʿ = -aneōkʿ) | |
| locative | -անի (-ani) | -անիս (-anis) |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From the Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān (compare -ան (-an)) and a suffix -ի (-i). The origin of the latter is not completely clear.
Suffix[edit]
-անի • (-ani)
- Forming collective nouns.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-անի”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
