-իչ
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ), from Old Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /it͡ʃʰ/, [it͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /it͡ʃ/, [it͡ʃʰ]
Suffix
-իչ • (-ičʻ)
- forming agent nouns, -er
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -իչ
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -իչ (-ičʻ).
Suffix
-իչ • (-ičʻ)
- forming agent nouns, -er
Derived terms
Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -իչ
Descendants
- Armenian: -իչ (-ičʻ)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- -ուչ (-učʻ)
Etymology
From the stem vowel -ի- (-i-) + Proto-Indo-European *-kyā-, from *-k- + *-yā-. Compare Old Church Slavonic которичь (kotoričĭ, “quarrelsome”).
Suffix
-իչ • (-ičʻ)
- forming agent nouns, -er
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -իչ (-ičʻ) | -իչք (-ičʻkʻ) |
| genitive | -չի (-čʻi) | -չաց (-čʻacʻ) |
| dative | -չի (-čʻi) | -չաց (-čʻacʻ) |
| accusative | -իչ (-ičʻ) | -իչս (-ičʻs) |
| ablative | -չէ (-čʻē) | -չաց (-čʻacʻ) |
| instrumental | -չաւ (-čʻaw) | -չաւք = -չօք (-čʻawkʻ = -čʻōkʻ) |
| locative | -չի (-čʻi) | -իչս (-ičʻs) |
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian][1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 65
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 66
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իչ”, 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