Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Probably from the suffixes -ոտ (-ot) +‎ (-i). The collective suffix may have a different origin.

Suffix

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-ոտի (-oti)

  1. forming adjectives, generally with some negative connotation
    զազրոտիzazrotidirty, ugly, impure
    օտարոտիōtarotistrange
  2. forming collectives
    փորոտիpʻorotientrails, intestines
    ոսկերոտիoskerotibones

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոտի”, 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
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 523–524