-ցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰn/, [t͡sʰn]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡sən/, [t͡sʰən]

Suffix

-ցն- • (-cʻn-)

1. Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by this infix.

   ‎փախչել (pʻaxčʻel, “to flee”) → ‎փախցնել (pʻaxcʻnel, “to kidnap”)

   ‎մտնել (mtnel, “to enter”) → ‎մտցնել (mtcʻnel, “to insert”)

See also

• -ացն- (-acʻn-)
• -եցն- (-ecʻn-)