Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From *տի- (*ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *déh₁. Cognate with Latin (from, without), as in dē-bilis (without strength, incapable). See also տիեզերք (tiezerkʻ).

Prefix

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տ- (t-)

  1. a negative prefix
    գեղgełbeauty
    տգեղtgeługly
    հաճhačsatisfaction
    տհաճthačdispleased
    քնեմkʻnemto sleep
    տքնեմtkʻnemto be vigilant, watchful

Usage notes

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Unproductive already in Old Armenian.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 392
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 700