-անի
See also: Անի
Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈni/, [ɑní]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈni/, [ɑní]
Etymology 1
From Old Armenian -անի (-ani).
Suffix
-անի • (-ani)
- Possessing a quality or thing.
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -անի
Etymology 2
From Old Armenian -անի (-ani).
Suffix
-անի • (-ani)
- Forming collective nouns.
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -անի (collective)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From the suffix or stem element -ան (-an) + -ի (-i).
Suffix
-անի • (-ani)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -անի (-ani) | -անիք (-anikʻ) |
| genitive | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʻ) |
| dative | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʻ) |
| accusative | -անի (-ani) | -անիս (-anis) |
| ablative | -անւոյ (-anwoy) | -անեաց (-aneacʻ) |
| instrumental | -անեաւ (-aneaw) | -անեաւք = -անեօք (-aneawkʻ = -aneōkʻ) |
| locative | -անի (-ani) | -անիս (-anis) |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From the Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān (compare -ան (-an)) and a suffix -ի (-i). The origin of the latter is not completely clear.
Suffix
-անի • (-ani)
- Forming collective nouns.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian][1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 84
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-անի”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48