-ոց
See also: -ng, .ng, ng, nG, Ng, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, and n͠g
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ոց (-ocʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɔt͡sʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɔt͡sʰ]
Suffix
-ոց • (-ocʿ)
- forming nouns with the meaning of place
- պահոց ― pahocʿ ― storehouse, repository
- forming nouns denoting an instrument, tool, article
- սղոց ― słocʿ ― saw
- կապոց ― kapocʿ ― package
- forming nouns denoting a name of an action; -ing
- նվնվոց ― nvnvocʿ ― whining
- ֆշշոց ― fššocʿ ― hissing
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ոց (-ocʿ) | -ոցներ (-ocʿner) | ||
| dative | -ոցի (-ocʿi) | -ոցների (-ocʿneri) | ||
| ablative | -ոցից (-ocʿicʿ) | -ոցներից (-ocʿnericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | -ոցով (-ocʿov) | -ոցներով (-ocʿnerov) | ||
| locative | -ոցում (-ocʿum) | -ոցներում (-ocʿnerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | -ոցը/-ոցն (-ocʿə/-ocʿn) | -ոցները/-ոցներն (-ocʿnerə/-ocʿnern) | ||
| dative | -ոցին (-ocʿin) | -ոցներին (-ocʿnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | -ոցս (-ocʿs) | -ոցներս (-ocʿners) | ||
| dative | -ոցիս (-ocʿis) | -ոցներիս (-ocʿneris) | ||
| ablative | -ոցիցս (-ocʿicʿs) | -ոցներիցս (-ocʿnericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | -ոցովս (-ocʿovs) | -ոցներովս (-ocʿnerovs) | ||
| locative | -ոցումս (-ocʿums) | -ոցներումս (-ocʿnerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | -ոցդ (-ocʿd) | -ոցներդ (-ocʿnerd) | ||
| dative | -ոցիդ (-ocʿid) | -ոցներիդ (-ocʿnerid) | ||
| ablative | -ոցիցդ (-ocʿicʿd) | -ոցներիցդ (-ocʿnericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | -ոցովդ (-ocʿovd) | -ոցներովդ (-ocʿnerovd) | ||
| locative | -ոցումդ (-ocʿumd) | -ոցներումդ (-ocʿnerumd) | ||
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -ոց
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *-sko-, *-skā- suffix, with a preceding -ո- (-o-) stem vowel. The place-showing sense developed in Armenian.
Suffix
-ոց • (-ocʿ)
- Forming nouns with the meaning of place.
- դպրոց ― dprocʿ ― school
- ամրոց ― amrocʿ ― fortress
- Forming nouns denoting an instrument, tool, article.
- գելոց ― gelocʿ ― an instrument of torture
- սղոց ― słocʿ ― saw
- Forming nouns denoting a name of an action. Often corresponds to English -ing.
- խայթոց ― xaytʿocʿ ― bite; sting
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ոց (-ocʿ) | -ոցք (-ocʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | -ոցի (-ocʿi) | -ոցաց (-ocʿacʿ) | |
| dative | -ոցի (-ocʿi) | -ոցաց (-ocʿacʿ) | |
| accusative | -ոց (-ocʿ) | -ոցս (-ocʿs) | |
| ablative | -ոցէ (-ocʿē) | -ոցաց (-ocʿacʿ) | |
| instrumental | -ոցաւ (-ocʿaw) | -ոցաւք = -ոցօք (-ocʿawkʿ = -ocʿōkʿ) | |
| locative | -ոցի (-ocʿi) | -ոցս (-ocʿs) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ոց
Descendants
- Armenian: -ոց (-ocʿ)
Further reading
- Gočanean, Pōłos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʿerakanutʿiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Vienna, Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 64
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ոց”, 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
Etymology 2
From the stem vowel -ա- (-a-) + -ց (-cʿ, “genitive/dative/ablative case marker”).
Suffix
-ոց • (-ocʿ)
- the plural genitive case ending of o-stem nouns
- հայոց ― hayocʿ ― genitive plural case of հայ (hay)
- բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― genitive plural case of բերան (beran)
- the plural dative case ending of o-stem nouns
- հայոց ― hayocʿ ― dative plural case of հայ (hay)
- բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― dative plural case of բերան (beran)
- the plural ablative case ending of o-stem nouns
- հայոց ― hayocʿ ― ablative plural case of հայ (hay)
- բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― ablative plural case of բերան (beran)
Related terms
- -ից (-icʿ), -աց (-acʿ), -ուց (-ucʿ)