-ուկ

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ArmenianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).

SuffixEdit

-ուկ • (-uk)

1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection

   խոզուկ ― xozuk ― piggy

   մարդուկ ― marduk ― little man

SynonymsEdit

• -իկ (-ik), -ակ (-ak)

Derived termsEdit

► Armenian words suffixed with -ուկ

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Old ArmenianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From the stem element *-ū̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. See also -իկ (-ik). The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this.

SuffixEdit

-ուկ • (-uk)

1. forming diminutives

   այր ― ayr ― man

   այրուկ ― ayruk ― very little man

2. forming names of plants

   ժախուկ ― žaxuk ― horse-radish

   կանեփուկ ― kanepʿuk ― Urtica cannabina

Derived termsEdit

► Old Armenian words suffixed with -ուկ

Etymology 2Edit

The origin is uncertain.

SuffixEdit

-ուկ • (-uk)

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   գեղջուկ ― gełǰuk ― peasant

   հարցուկ ― harcʿuk ― soothsayer

   հեղուկ ― hełuk ― liquid

   ջերմուկ ― ǰermuk ― warm mineral waters or springs

DeclensionEdit

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	-ուկ (-uk)		-ուկք (-ukkʿ)
genitive	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʿ)
dative	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʿ)
accusative	-ուկ (-uk)		-ուկս (-uks)
ablative	-կէ (-kē)		-կաց (-kacʿ)
instrumental	-կաւ (-kaw)		-կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʿ = -kōkʿ)
locative	-կի (-ki)		-ուկս (-uks)

Derived termsEdit

► Old Armenian words suffixed with -ուկ

ReferencesEdit

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ուկ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48