-իկ
Armenian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ik/, [ik]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /iɡ/, [iɡ]
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik), from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Suffix
[edit]-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Suffix
[edit]-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- շրջիկ ― šrǰik ― wandering; wanderer
Derived terms
[edit]Middle Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Suffix
[edit]-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).
Suffix
[edit]-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
- շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունք (-kunkʻ) |
| genitive | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʻ) |
| dative | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʻ) |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունս (-kuns) |
| ablative | -կանէ (-kanē) | -կանց (-kancʻ) |
| instrumental | -կամբ (-kamb) | -կամբք (-kambkʻ) |
| locative | -կան (-kan) | -կունս (-kuns) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Iranian *-īk, from Old Iranian *-ya-ka.
Suffix
[edit]-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- forming ethnonyms
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկք (-ikkʻ) |
| genitive | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʻ) |
| dative | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʻ) |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկս (-iks) |
| ablative | -կէ (-kē) | -կաց (-kacʻ) |
| instrumental | -կաւ (-kaw) | -կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʻ = -kōkʻ) |
| locative | -կի (-ki) | -իկս (-iks) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: -իկ (-ik) (learned)
References
[edit]- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-իկ”, 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
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