-իկ
ArmenianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik). Reinforced by Russian -ик (-ik).
SuffixEdit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- մայրիկ ― mayrik ― mommy
- շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy
- գնդիկ ― gndik ― little ball
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Middle ArmenianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
SuffixEdit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Old ArmenianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).
SuffixEdit
-իկ • (-ik)
DeclensionEdit
n-type
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Middle Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Etymology 2Edit
From Iranian *-īk (*-ya-ka).
SuffixEdit
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- forming names of nations
DeclensionEdit
i-a-type
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg, “-իկ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2)[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, 1998, pages 5–48