-իկ
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik). Reinforced by Russian -ик (-ik).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ik]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [iɡ]
Suffix
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- մայրիկ ― mayrik ― mommy
- շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy
- գնդիկ ― gndik ― little ball
Synonyms
- (diminutive): -ուկ (-uk), -ակ (-ak)
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).
Suffix
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
Derived terms
Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ
Descendants
- Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).
Suffix
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming diminutives
- շուն ― šun ― dog
- շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy
- շուն ― šun ― dog
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունք (-kunkʿ) | |
| genitive | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʿ) | |
| dative | -կան (-kan) | -կանց (-kancʿ) | |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -կունս (-kuns) | |
| ablative | -կանէ (-kanē) | -կանց (-kancʿ) | |
| instrumental | -կամբ (-kamb) | -կամբք (-kambkʿ) | |
| locative | -կան (-kan) | -կունս (-kuns) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
Etymology 2
From Iranian *-īk (*-ya-ka).
Suffix
-իկ • (-ik)
- forming agent nouns and adjectives
- մարտ ― mart ― fight
- մարտիկ ― martik ― fighter
- ոստանիկ ― ostanik ― a free inhabitant of ոստան (ostan)
- մարզիկ ― marzik ― athlete
- տոհմիկ ― tohmik ― noble
- սպասիկ ― spasik ― servant
- այժմիկ ― ayžmik ― now, at present
- դրանիկ ― dranik ― courtier
- մարտ ― mart ― fight
- forming names of nations
- հնդիկ ― hndik ― Indian
- պարսիկ ― parsik ― Persian
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկք (-ikkʿ) | |
| genitive | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
| dative | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
| accusative | -իկ (-ik) | -իկս (-iks) | |
| ablative | -կէ (-kē) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
| instrumental | -կաւ (-kaw) | -կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʿ = -kōkʿ) | |
| locative | -կի (-ki) | -իկս (-iks) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-իկ”, 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