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-ուն

-ուն

Armenian

Suffix

-ուն

  1. Forms adjectives from verbs.
    կպչել (kpčʿel)to stick
    կպչուն (kpčʿun)sticky

Declension


Middle Armenian

Etymology

From the Old Armenian -ուն (-un).

Suffix

-ուն (-un)

  1. forming adjectives

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6'>Middle Armenian words suffixed with -ուն</a>

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *-ono- suffix and perhaps partly from Proto-Indo-European *-o-mno-, an ablaut of *-o-meno- (adverbial suffix of neuter gender).

Suffix

-ուն (-un)

  1. forming adjectives from verbs and rarely from nouns
    փայլեմpʿaylem ― to shine
    փայլունpʿaylun ― shining
    ասեմasem ― to talk
    ասունasun ― able to talk
    շարժեմšaržem ― to move
    շարժունšaržun ― moveable
    իմաստimast ― understanding, good sense, judgment
    իմաստունimastun ― wise

Declension

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -ուն</a>

Descendants

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -ուն”, 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 66