-յր
Old Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-tor, the primary third-person singular middle ending.
Suffix
edit-յր • (-yr)
- third-person singular imperfect ending of verbs
Usage notes
editWhen preceded by -ե- (-e-), the ending was -էր (-ēr) through the regular եյ (ey) → է (ē) change.
See also
edit- -ի- (-i-)
References
edit- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391