-եցիկ
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably developed by analogy with words like ազդեցիկ (azdecʻik), դիեցիկ (diecʻik), երգեցիկ (ergecʻik), which are formed from the aorist ending -եաց (-eacʻ) + -իկ (-ik).
Suffix
[edit]-եցիկ • (-ecʻik)
- Forming adjectives.
Declension
[edit]i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -եցիկ (-ecʻik) | -եցիկք (-ecʻikkʻ) | |
| genitive | -եցկի (-ecʻki) | -եցկաց (-ecʻkacʻ) | |
| dative | -եցկի (-ecʻki) | -եցկաց (-ecʻkacʻ) | |
| accusative | -եցիկ (-ecʻik) | -եցիկս (-ecʻiks) | |
| ablative | -եցկէ (-ecʻkē) | -եցկաց (-ecʻkacʻ) | |
| instrumental | -եցկաւ (-ecʻkaw) | -եցկաւք = -եցկօք (-ecʻkawkʻ = -ecʻkōkʻ) | |
| locative | -եցկի (-ecʻki) | -եցիկս (-ecʻiks) |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եցիկ”, 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