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-իկ

-իկ

Armenian

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
    մայրիկmayrik ― mommy
    շնիկšnik ― doggy
    գնդիկgndik ― little ball

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: -իկ (-ik)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives
    շունšun ― dog
    շնիկšnik ― doggy
Declension
Derived terms
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Descendants
  • Middle Armenian: -իկ (-ik)

Etymology 2

From Iranian *-īk (*-ya-ka).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming agent nouns and adjectives
    մարտmart ― fight
    մարտիկmartik ― fighter
    ոստանիկostanik ― a free inhabitant of ոստան (ostan)
    մարզիկmarzik ― athlete
    տոհմիկtohmik ― noble
    սպասիկspasik ― servant
    այժմիկayžmik ― now, at present
    դրանիկdranik ― courtier
  2. forming names of nations
    հնդիկhndik ― Indian
    պարսիկparsik ― Persian
Declension
Derived terms
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References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -իկ”, 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