-ոտ

See also: ոտ and -ոտ-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ot/, [ot]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /od/, [od]

Suffix

-ոտ • (-ot)

1. full of, possessing in abundance, -y

   ‎կեղտ (keġt, “dirt”) + ‎-ոտ (-ot) → ‎կեղտոտ (keġtot, “dirty”)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ոտ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from հոտ (hot, “smell”), with the loss of h-, as in -ատ (-at). For the semantics, compare Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs).

Suffix

-ոտ • (-ot)

1. forming adjectives

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ոտ

Descendants

• Armenian: -ոտ (-ot)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոտ”, 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