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Definition 2024
-ա-
-ա-
Armenian
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- գետ-ա-ձի ― get-a-ji ― hippopotamus
Derived terms
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Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ա- (-a-).
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- մգլահոտ ― mglahot ― smelling like mould
Descendants
- Armenian: -ա- (-a-)
Derived terms
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Old Armenian
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating infix
- ծայր-ա-քաղաք ― cayr-a-kʿałakʿ ― acropolis
Usage notes
The members of a compound words, as a rule, are linked together by this interfix, unless the second member begins with a vowel.
Descendants
Derived terms
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References
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 55