-ով
See also: ով
Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Armenian -ով (-ov).
Pronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ov/, [ov]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ov/, [ov]
Suffix
edit-ով • (-ov)
- the singular and plural instrumental case ending of nouns of all declension types
- Հայաստանով ― Hayastanov ― instrumental singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)
- քաղաքով ― kʻaġakʻov ― instrumental singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
- քաղաքներով ― kʻaġakʻnerov ― instrumental plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
References
edit- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 68
Old Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom the stem vowel -ո- (-o-) + -վ (-v, “instrumental case marker”).
Suffix
edit-ով • (-ov)
- the singular instrumental case ending of o-stem nouns
Derived terms
edit- -ովք (-ovkʻ)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Armenian: -ով (-ov)