տ-

See also: տ, ա, Տ, -տ-, and Appendix:Variations of "t"

Old Armenian

Etymology

From *տի- (*ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *déh₁. Cognate with Latin dē (“from, without”), as in dē-bilis (“without strength, incapable”). See also տիեզերք (tiezerkʻ).[1]

Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad”).[2]

Prefix

տ- • (t-)

  1. a negative prefix
    ‎տ- (t-) + ‎գեղ (geł, “beauty”) → ‎տգեղ (tgeł, “ugly”)
    ‎տ- (t-) + ‎հաճ (hač, “satisfaction”) → ‎տհաճ (thač, “displeased”)
    ‎տ- (t-) + ‎քնեմ (kʻnem, “to sleep”) → ‎տքնեմ (tkʻnem, “to be vigilant, watchful”)

Usage notes

Unproductive already in Old Armenian.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms prefixed with տ-
տգեղ
տգէտ
տկար
տհաճ
տհաս
տձև
տմարդի

References

  1. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 393
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δυσ-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 359

Further reading

  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 701
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