դուք

See also: Դուք

Armenian

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /dukʰ/, [dukʰ]
(Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /tuk/, [tʰukʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)

Pronoun

դուք • (dukʻ)

(personal) you (plural)

Declension

declension of դուք (Eastern Armenian)

	singular
nominative	դուք (dukʻ)
genitive	ձեր (jer)
dative	ձեզ (jez)
accusative	ձեզ (jez)
ablative	ձեզնից/ձեզանից (jeznicʻ/jezanicʻ)
instrumental	ձեզնով/ձեզանով (jeznov/jezanov)
locative	ձեզնում/ձեզանում (jeznum/jezanum)

declension of դուք (Western Armenian, traditional orthography)

	singular
nominative	դուք (dukʻ)
genitive	ձեր (jer)
dative	ձեզի (jezi)
accusative	ձեզ (jez)
ablative	ձեզմէ (jezmē)
instrumental	ձեզմով (jezmov)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From դու (du) +‎ -ք (-kʻ, “pluralization suffix”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́, with դ- (d-) instead of ջ- (ǰ-) analogically after դու (du).

Pronoun

դուք • (dukʻ)

(personal) you (plural)
դուք որ բուն անարգ էք ― dukʻ or bun anarg ēkʻ ― you who are by nature vile

Declension

pronominal
	singular	plural
nominative	դու (du)	դուք (dukʻ)
genitive	քո (kʻo)	ձեր (jer)
dative	քեզ (kʻez)	ձեզ (jez)
accusative	քեզ (kʻez)	ձեզ (jez)
ablative	քէն, քեզէն¹, քեզոյն¹ (kʻēn, kʻezēn¹, kʻezoyn¹)	ձէնջ, ձեզէն¹, ձեզոյն¹ (jēnǰ, jezēn¹, jezoyn¹)
instrumental	քեւ (kʻew)	ձեւք, ձեօք = ձեաւք (jewkʻ, jeōkʻ = jeawkʻ)
locative	քեզ (kʻez)	ձեզ (jez)

¹ these secondary ablative form may be used in an intensifying role

Descendants

Armenian: դուք (dukʻ)

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎^[1], Zagreb, page 20
Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 110

		singular	plural
1st person		ես (es)	մենք (menkʿ)
2nd person	familiar	դու (du)	դուք (dukʿ)
2nd person	polite	Դուք (Dukʿ)	դուք (dukʿ)
3rd person		նա (na)	նրանք (nrankʿ)

		singular	plural
1st person		ես (es)	մենք (menkʿ)
2nd person	familiar	դուն (dun)	դուք (dukʿ)
2nd person	polite	Դուք (Dukʿ)	դուք (dukʿ)
3rd person		ան (an)	անոնք (anonkʿ)