-իւք

Old Armenian

Etymology

Formed in Armenian as -իւ (-iw) +‎ -ք (-kʻ). Alternatively, inherited from Proto-Indo-European.

Suffix

-իւք • (-iwkʻ)

1. the plural instrumental case ending of i-stem nouns

   բանիւք ― baniwkʻ ― instrumental plural of բան (ban)

Related terms

• -օք (-ōkʻ), -ովք (-ovkʻ)

References

• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 104