Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian -ութիւն (-utʻiwn).

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ություն (-utʻyun)

  1. Forming abstract and collective nouns, -ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y, -ship.
    լուրջ (lurǰ, serious) + ‎-ություն (-utʻyun) → ‎լրջություն (lrǰutʻyun, seriousness)
    ահաբեկիչ (ahabekičʻ, terrorist) + ‎-ություն (-utʻyun) → ‎ահաբեկչություն (ahabekčʻutʻyun, terrorism)
    մտավորական (mtavorakan, intellectual) + ‎-ություն (-utʻyun) → ‎մտավորականություն (mtavorakanutʻyun, intelligentsia)

Usage notes edit

  • This suffix is very productive.
  • The Eastern Armenian pronunciation [uˈt͡sʰjun] developed from [uˈtʰjun] where [tʰ] was palatalized before [j]. According to Dum-Tragut, it is a typical feature of colloquial Armenian, and is also regarded as highly conventional and as being used in public, journalistic language.

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 29