-նի

See also: նի-

Old Armenian

Etymology

Two possibilities exist: (1) from Proto-Indo-European *-eiyo- composite suffix, made of *-en(o)- + *-iyo- or its *-niyo- variant with a preceding -i vowel; (2) from the suffix -ուն (-un) +‎ -ի (-i).

Suffix

-նի • (-ni)

1. found in few adjectives

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -նի

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-նի”, 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