-իկ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-ik]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-iɡ]
Suffix edit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- մայրիկ ― mayrik ― mommy
- շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy
- գնդիկ ― gndik ― little ball
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Middle Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Suffix edit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Old Armenian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).
Suffix edit
-իկ • (-ik)
Declension edit
n-type
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Etymology 2 edit
From Iranian *-īk (*-ya-ka).
Suffix edit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- forming names of nations
Declension edit
i-a-type
Derived terms edit
References edit
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իկ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48