-ուտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուտ (-ut).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /-ut/ [-ut]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /-ud/ [-ud]

Suffix

-ուտ • (-ut)

1. forming names of places abounding in or populated with a certain plant

   ‎կաղնի (kaġni, “oak”) + ‎-ուտ (-ut) → ‎կաղնուտ (kaġnut, “oakwood, oak grove”)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուտ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Two possibilities exist. May be a variant of -ոտ (-ot), derived from *հուտ (*hut), an alternative form of հոտ (hot). Alternatively, from supposed Proto-Indo-European *-ōd-ēs with Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs) as a cognate; compare ἀμαθώδης (amathṓdēs, “sandy”) from ἄμαθος (ámathos, “sand”).

Suffix

-ուտ • (-ut)

1. abounding in

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուտ

Descendants

• Armenian: -ուտ (-ut)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուտ”, 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