-ովին

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ովին (-ovin).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /oˈvin/, [ovín]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /oˈvin/, [ovín]

Suffix

-ովին • (-ovin)

1. forming adverbs

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ովին

Old Armenian

Etymology

From -ով (-ov), which coincides with the ending of instrumental, +‎ -ին (-in) suffix. Alternatively, -ին (-in) may reflect the -i- in Proto-Indo-European *-bʰi followed by a demonstrative element from Proto-Indo-European *-nós > -ն (-n). Compare -եւին (-ewin).

Suffix

-ովին • (-ovin)

1. forming adverbs

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ովին

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ովին”, 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