-ուք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուք (-ukʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ukʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ukʰ]

Suffix

-ուք • (-ukʿ)

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուք

Old Armenian

Etymology

From -ու (-u) +‎ -ք (-kʿ).

Suffix

-ուք • (-ukʿ)

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուք

Descendants

• Armenian: -ուք (-ukʿ)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուք”, 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