-եցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈet͡sʰən], [et͡sʰn]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈet͡sʰən], [et͡sʰn]

Suffix

-եցն- • (-ecʻn-)

1. Infixed into verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version.

   քնել (kʻnel) — to sleep

   քնեցնել (kʻnecʻnel) — to put to sleep

   պայթել (paytʻel) — (intransitive) to explode

   պայթեցնել (paytʻecʻnel) — (transitive) to blow up, detonate

See also

• -ացն- (-acʻn-)
• -ցն- (-cʻn-)