-գոյն

See also: գոյն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

-ագոյն (-agoyn)

Etymology

From գոյն (goyn, “colour; in this manner”).

Suffix

-գոյն • (-goyn)

Forming the comparative degree of adjectives.
լաւ ― law ― good

լաւագոյն ― lawagoyn ― better

մեծ ― mec ― big

մեծագոյն ― mecagoyn ― bigger
In certain cases, forming the superlative degree of adjectives.

Usage notes

In modern Armenian this suffix forms only superlative degrees. In Old Armenian the superlative sense was expressed with such adverbs as կարի (kari), յոյժ (yoyž), սաստիկ (sastik), անհնարին (anhnarin): for example յոյժ մեծ (yoyž mec, “the biggest”).

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -գոյն

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ագոյն

Descendants

Armenian: -գույն (-guyn)

References

Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ագոյն”, 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