-ան-
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Armenian -ան- (-an-), from Old Armenian -ան- (-an-).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /-an/ [-ɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /-an/ [-ɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Suffix[edit]
-ան- • (-an-)
Derived terms[edit]
Middle Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian -ան- (-an-).
Suffix[edit]
-ան- • (-an-)
- forming inchoative verbs
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: -ան- (-an-)
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Ancient Greek -αν- (-an-), which was often added simultaneously with a nasal infix, e.g. λιμπάνω (limpánō, “to be absent”).
Suffix[edit]
-ան- • (-an-)
- present stem extension found in certain verbs
- forming inchoative verbs
- չորանամ ― čʻoranam ― to grow dry
Usage notes[edit]
A very productive suffix. Often used to remake already-existing verbs, as in անիծանեմ (anicanem), հարցանեմ (harcʻanem), լքանեմ (lkʻanem).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391
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