-ային

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ային (-ayin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑjin]

Suffix

-ային (-ayin)

  1. Forms adjectives.
    բևեռ (beweṙ, pole) + -ային (-ayin)բևեռային (beweṙayin, polar)
    արև (arew, sun) + -ային (-ayin)արևային (arewayin, solar)
    միջուկ (miǰuk, nucleus) + -ային (-ayin)միջուկային (miǰukayin, nuclear)

Usage notes

  • This suffix is very productive.

Declension

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from the stem vowel -ա(յ) (-a(y)) + -ին (-in).

Suffix

-ային (-ayin)

  1. Forming adjectives.
    գիշերgišernight
    գիշերայինgišerayinnocturnal
    օդōdair
    օդայինōdayinaerial

Declension

Derived terms

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Descendants

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -ային”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
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