-ուկ
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -ուկ (-uk), from Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [uk]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [uɡ]
Suffix
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- խոզուկ ― xozuk ― piggy
- մարդուկ ― marduk ― little man
- forming names of plants and animals
- անմոռուկ ― anmoṙuk ― forget-me-not
- խնձորուկ ― xnjoruk ― clover
Synonyms
- -իկ (-ik), -ակ (-ak)
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).
Suffix
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
- forming names of plants and animals
Derived terms
Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ
Descendants
- Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From earlier *-ուկն (*-ukn), from the stem element *-ū̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. See also -իկ (-ik). The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this.
Suffix
-ուկ • (-uk)
- forming diminutives
- այր ― ayr ― man
- այրուկ ― ayruk ― very little man
- այր ― ayr ― man
- forming names of plants and animals
- ժախուկ ― žaxuk ― horse-radish
- կանեփուկ ― kanepʿuk ― Urtica cannabina
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)
- Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)
Etymology 2
The origin is uncertain.
Suffix
-ուկ • (-uk)
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.- գեղջուկ ― gełǰuk ― peasant
- հարցուկ ― harcʿuk ― soothsayer
- հեղուկ ― hełuk ― liquid
- ջերմուկ ― ǰermuk ― warm mineral waters or springs
Declension
i-a-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | -ուկ (-uk) | -ուկք (-ukkʿ) | |
genitive | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
dative | -կի (-ki) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
accusative | -ուկ (-uk) | -ուկս (-uks) | |
ablative | -կէ (-kē) | -կաց (-kacʿ) | |
instrumental | -կաւ (-kaw) | -կաւք= -կօք (-kawkʿ = -kōkʿ) | |
locative | -կի (-ki) | -ուկս (-uks) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ուկ”, 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