-ցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ցն- • (-cʻn-)

  1. Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by this infix.
    փախչել (pʻaxčʻel, to flee) → ‎փախցնել (pʻaxcʻnel, to kidnap)
    մտնել (mtnel, to enter) → ‎մտցնել (mtcʻnel, to insert)

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