-ոտ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-ot]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-od]
Suffix edit
-ոտ • (-ot)
Derived terms edit
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from հոտ (hot, “smell”), with the loss of h-, as in -ատ (-at). For the semantics, compare Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs).
Suffix edit
-ոտ • (-ot)
- forming adjectives
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Armenian: -ոտ (-ot)
References edit
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոտ”, 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