-ացն-

-ացն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʿan-).

Suffix

-ացն- • (-acʿn-)

1. Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ալ (-al) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by the infix and the infinitive ending changes to -ել (-el).

   հեռանալ (heṙanal) — to go away

   հեռացնել (heṙacʿnel) — to remove, drive away

   ուրախանալ (uraxanal) — to be happy

   ուրախացնել (uraxacʿnel) — to make happy

See also

• -ցն- (-cʿn-)
• -եցն- (-ecʿn-)