-աւոր

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -աւոր (-awor).

Suffix

-աւոր • (-awor)

  1. forming adjectives

Derived terms
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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the stem vowel *-ā/ə- + Proto-Indo-European *-bʰorā, an ablaut of *bʰer-, whence բերեմ (berem). Later the stem vowel was interpreted as the interfix -ա- (-a-) and the suffix was applied to other stems.

Suffix

-աւոր • (-awor)

  1. forming adjectives, with the meaning “possessing, related to”
    ահ ― ah ― fear
    ահաւոր ― ahawor ― frightful, terrible
    վտանգ ― vtang ― danger
    վտանգաւոր ― vtangawor ― dangerous
    զէն ― zēn ― weapon
    զինուոր ― zinuor ― soldier
    ձայն ― jayn ― voice
    ձայնաւոր ― jaynawor ― vowel

Declension
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative -աւոր (-awor) -աւորք (-aworkʿ)
genitive -աւորի (-awori) -աւորաց (-aworacʿ)
dative -աւորի (-awori) -աւորաց (-aworacʿ)
accusative -աւոր (-awor) -աւորս (-awors)
ablative -աւորէ (-aworē) -աւորաց (-aworacʿ)
instrumental -աւորաւ (-aworaw) -աւորաւք = -աւորօք (-aworawkʿ = -aworōkʿ)
locative -աւորի (-awori) -աւորս (-awors)

Derived terms
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Descendants

References
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-աւոր”, 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
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 74
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