-եցն-

-եցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʿan-).

Suffix

-եցն- • (-ecʿn-)

1. Infixed into verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version.

   քնել (kʿnel) — to sleep

   քնեցնել (kʿnecʿnel) — to put to sleep

   պայթել (paytʿel) — (intransitive) to explode

   պայթեցնել (paytʿecʿnel) — (transitive) to blow up, detonate

See also

• -ացն- (-acʿn-)
• -ցն- (-cʿn-)