See also: ոտ and -ոտ-

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ոտ (-ot)

  1. full of, possessing in abundance, -y
    կեղտ (keġt, dirt) + ‎-ոտ (-ot) → ‎կեղտոտ (keġtot, dirty)

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)

  1. 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