տ-

See also: տ, ա, Տ, -տ-, and Appendix:Variations of "t"

Old Armenian

Etymology

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

Prefix

տ- • (t-)

1. a negative prefix

   գեղ ― geł ― beauty

   տգեղ ― tgeł ― ugly

   հաճ ― hač ― satisfaction

   տհաճ ― thač ― displeased

   քնեմ ― kʻnem ― to sleep

   տքնեմ ― tkʻnem ― to be vigilant, watchful

Usage notes

Unproductive already in Old Armenian.

Synonyms

• ան- (an-), չ- (čʻ-), ապ- (ap-)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms prefixed with տ-

տգեղ

տգէտ

տկար

տհաճ

տհաս

տձև

տմարդի

References

• 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