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-իչ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ), from Old Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-իչ (-ičʻ)

  1. forming agent nouns, -er

Derived terms

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ).

Suffix

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-իչ (-ičʻ)

  1. forming agent nouns, -er

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: -իչ (-ičʻ)

Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the stem vowel -ի- (-i-) + Proto-Indo-European *-kyā-, from *-k- + *-yā-. Compare Old Church Slavonic которичь (kotoričĭ, quarrelsome).

Suffix

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-իչ (-ičʻ)

  1. forming agent nouns, -er

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative -իչ (-ičʻ) -իչք (-ičʻkʻ)
genitive -չի (-čʻi) -չաց (-čʻacʻ)
dative -չի (-čʻi) -չաց (-čʻacʻ)
accusative -իչ (-ičʻ) -իչս (-ičʻs)
ablative -չէ (-čʻē) -չաց (-čʻacʻ)
instrumental -չաւ (-čʻaw) -չաւք = -չօք (-čʻawkʻ = -čʻōkʻ)
locative -չի (-čʻi) -իչս (-ičʻs)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: -իչ (-ičʻ)

Further reading

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  • Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 65
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 66
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իչ”, 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