-իւք

Old Armenian

Etymology

Formed in Armenian as -իւ (-iw) +‎ (-kʻ). Alternatively, inherited from Proto-Indo-European.

Suffix

-իւք • (-iwkʻ)

  1. the plural instrumental case ending of i-stem nouns
    բանիւքbaniwkʻinstrumental plural of բան (ban)

References

  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 104