-ա-
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -ա- (-a-).
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- գետ-ա-ձի ― get-a-ji ― hippopotamus
Derived terms
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ա- (-a-).
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- մգլահոտ ― mglahot ― smelling like mould
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: -ա- (-a-)
Old Armenian
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating infix
- ծայր-ա-քաղաք ― cayr-a-kʻałakʻ ― acropolis
Usage notes
The members of a compound words, as a rule, are linked together by this interfix, unless the second member begins with a vowel.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 55
Categories:
- Armenian terms inherited from Middle Armenian
- Armenian terms derived from Middle Armenian
- Armenian lemmas
- Armenian interfixes
- Armenian terms with usage examples
- Middle Armenian terms inherited from Old Armenian
- Middle Armenian terms derived from Old Armenian
- Middle Armenian lemmas
- Middle Armenian interfixes
- Middle Armenian terms with usage examples
- Old Armenian lemmas
- Old Armenian interfixes
- Old Armenian terms with usage examples