-лугъ

-лугъ

Udi

Etymology

From Azerbaijani -luq, a form of -lik

Suffix

-лугъ • (-luɣ)

1. used to derive abstract nouns from adjectives;

   ‎бабли (babli, “rotten”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎баблилугъ (babliluɣ, “rottenness”)

   ‎мацӏи (mac̣i, “white”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎мацӏилугъ (mac̣iluɣ, “whiteness”)

2. used to derive abstract nouns from nouns

   ‎вичи (viči, “brother”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎вичилугъ (vičiluɣ, “brotherhood”)

3. used to derive nouns denoting work/jobs from nouns denoting professions

   ‎гьокъкъабаз (hoq̇q̇abaz, “trickster”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎гьокъкъабазлугъ (hoq̇q̇abazluɣ, “trickery, work of a tricker”)

   ‎нана (nana, “mother”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎наналугъ (nanaluɣ, “motherhood”)

4. used to derive nouns denoting places characterized by abundance of something from nouns

   ‎чейил (čejil, “swamp”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎чейиллугъ (čejilluɣ, “swampy place”)

   ‎цац (cac, “thorn”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎цацлугъ (cacluɣ, “thorny place”)

5. used to derive adjectives from nouns; -ly

   ‎усен (usen, “year”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎усенлугъ (usenluɣ, “yearly”)

6. (non-productive) used to derive nouns denoting kinship other than by blood; step-

   ‎нана (nana, “mother”) + ‎-лугъ (-luɣ) → ‎наналугъ (nanaluɣ, “step-mother”)

Further reading

• Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974), “-лугъ”, in Udinsko-azerbajdžansko-russkij slovarʹ [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], Baku: Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, page 262