-ոյք

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the genitive-dative ending -ոյ (-oy) +‎ (-kʻ).

Suffix

-ոյք • (-oykʻ)

  1. forming collective nouns

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: -ույք (-uykʻ) (learned)

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոյք”, 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