-ունի
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ունի • (-uni)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիք (-unikʻ) |
| genitive | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| dative | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| accusative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիս (-unis) |
| ablative | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| instrumental | -ունեաւ (-uneaw) | -ունեաւք = -ունեօք (-uneawkʻ = -uneōkʻ) |
| locative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիս (-unis) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ունի
Etymology 2
Probably of Urartian origin.
Suffix
-ունի • (-uni)
- denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family
- Արշակ ― Aršak ― Arsaces
- Արշակունի ― Aršakuni ― Arsacid
- Բագրատ ― Bagrat ― Bagrat
- Բագրատունի ― Bagratuni ― Bagratid
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիք (-unikʻ) |
| genitive | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| dative | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| accusative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիս (-unis) |
| ablative | -ունւոյ (-unwoy) | -ունեաց (-uneacʻ) |
| instrumental | -ունեաւ (-uneaw) | -ունեաւք = -ունեօք (-uneawkʻ = -uneōkʻ) |
| locative | -ունի (-uni) | -ունիս (-unis) |
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ունի
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 (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][2] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 441–442
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ունի”, 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