-եղէն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From -եղ (-eł) + -էն (-ēn). The latter is either from Iranian *-ēn or from -այն (-ayn), with a dialectal sound change.

Suffix

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-եղէն (-ełēn)

  1. made of, consisting of
    հողhołearth, soil
    հողեղէնhołełēnearthen
    ոսկիoskigold
    ոսկեղէնoskełēngolden

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: -եղեն (-eġen)

Further reading

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  • Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 65
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եղէն”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48