-ավոր

Armenian

Alternative forms

• -վոր (-vor)

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -աւոր (-awor), from Old Armenian -աւոր (-awor).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑˈvoɾ/, [ɑvóɾ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑˈvoɾ/, [ɑvóɾ]

Suffix

-ավոր • (-avor)

1. Forming names of persons or things, carrying or doing something.

   ‎բան (ban, “work”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎բանվոր (banvor, “worker”)

   ‎հրացան (hracʻan, “rifle, gun”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎հրացանավոր (hracʻanavor, “rifleman”)

2. Forming adjectives.

   ‎զոլ (zol, “stripe”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎զոլավոր (zolavor, “striped”)

   ‎պոչ (počʻ, “tail”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎պոչավոր (počʻavor, “having a tail”)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ավոր

Armenian terms suffixed with -վոր