-եալ
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *-isālo-, composed of the aorist suffix *-is-ā- and the suffix *-lós. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic -лъ (-lŭ), used in the formation of the periphrastic Slavic perfect, e.g. неслъ (neslŭ), билъ (bilŭ, “beaten”).
Suffix
[edit]-եալ • (-eal)
- Attached to the aorist stem of the verb to form its participle.
- Forming adjectives.
Usage notes
[edit]Old Armenian had one true participle, the “past” one. See the notes at -ող (-oł).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -եալ (-eal) | -եալք (-ealkʻ) |
| genitive | -ելոյ (-eloy) | -ելոց (-elocʻ) |
| dative | -ելոյ (-eloy) | -ելոց (-elocʻ) |
| accusative | -եալ (-eal) | -եալս (-eals) |
| ablative | -ելոյ (-eloy) | -ելոց (-elocʻ) |
| instrumental | -ելով (-elov) | -ելովք (-elovkʻ) |
| locative | -եալ (-eal) | -եալս (-eals) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -յալ (-yal)
References
[edit]- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 392
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եալ”, 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