-իլ

See also: իլ

Armenian

Etymology

From the post-classical Old Armenian infinitive ending -իլ, which was created following the mediopassive present tense verb endings.

Suffix

-իլ • (-il) (Western Armenian)

1. One of four suffixes added to verb stems to form their infinitive, the others being -ել (-el), -ալ (-al), and -ուլ (-ul)

   խօսիլ ― xōsil

   նայիլ ― nayil

   մասնակցիլ ― masnakcʻil

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• -իղ (-ił)

Etymology

Probably from the Proto-Indo-European *-lós suffix, with a preceding -ի- (-i-) vowel.

Suffix

-իլ • (-il)

1. found in few words

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իլ

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իղ

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իլ”, 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