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See also: -ա,
ա,
w, and Ա
Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -ա- (-a-).
Pronunciation
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- գետ (get, “river”) + -ա- (-a-) + ձի (ji, “horse”) → գետաձի (getaji, “hippopotamus”)
Derived terms
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ա- (-a-).
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- մգլահոտ ― mglahot ― smelling like mould
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Armenian
Interfix
-ա- • (-a-)
- an agglutinating interfix
- ծայր-ա-քաղաք ― cayr-a-kʻałakʻ ― acropolis
Usage notes
The members of compound words, as a rule, are linked together by this interfix, unless the second member begins with a vowel.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: -ա- (-a-)
References
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 55