-ուկ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Armenian -ուկ (-uk), from Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-uk]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-uɡ]
Suffix edit
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- խոզուկ ― xozuk ― piggy
- մարդուկ ― marduk ― little man
- forming names of plants and animals
- անմոռուկ ― anmoṙuk ― forget-me-not
- խնձորուկ ― xnjoruk ― clover
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Middle Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).
Suffix edit
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- forming names of plants and animals
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)
Old Armenian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier *-ուկն (*-ukn), from the stem element *-ū̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. See also -իկ (-ik). The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this.
Suffix edit
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives
- forming names of plants and animals
- ժախուկ ― žaxuk ― horse-radish
- կանեփուկ ― kanepʻuk ― Urtica cannabina
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
The origin is uncertain.
Suffix edit
-ուկ • (-uk)
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Declension edit
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուկ”, 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