-ց

See also: ց, Ց, ց-, ɡ, -ց-, գ, and Յ

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European possessive suffix *-sḱo- (or *-sko-), which may have been first incorporated in the genitive plural form, and thence spread to the other cases. Compare Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-ց • (-cʻ)

1. plural genitive case marker
2. plural dative case marker
3. plural ablative case marker

Derived terms

• -աց (-acʻ)
• -ոց (-ocʻ)
• -ից (-icʻ)
• -ուց (-ucʻ)

References

• Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 389
• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 106
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎^[1], Zagreb, page 19