-եղ

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See also: եղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -եղ (-eł).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-եղ (-eġ)

  1. forming adjectives

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative -եղ (-eġ) -եղներ (-eġner)
dative -եղի (-eġi) -եղների (-eġneri)
ablative -եղից (-eġicʻ) -եղներից (-eġnericʻ)
instrumental -եղով (-eġov) -եղներով (-eġnerov)
locative -եղում (-eġum) -եղներում (-eġnerum)
definite forms
nominative -եղը/-եղն (-eġə/-eġn) -եղները/-եղներն (-eġnerə/-eġnern)
dative -եղին (-eġin) -եղներին (-eġnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative -եղս (-eġs) -եղներս (-eġners)
dative -եղիս (-eġis) -եղներիս (-eġneris)
ablative -եղիցս (-eġicʻs) -եղներիցս (-eġnericʻs)
instrumental -եղովս (-eġovs) -եղներովս (-eġnerovs)
locative -եղումս (-eġums) -եղներումս (-eġnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative -եղդ (-eġd) -եղներդ (-eġnerd)
dative -եղիդ (-eġid) -եղներիդ (-eġnerid)
ablative -եղիցդ (-eġicʻd) -եղներիցդ (-eġnericʻd)
instrumental -եղովդ (-eġovd) -եղներովդ (-eġnerovd)
locative -եղումդ (-eġumd) -եղներումդ (-eġnerumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from the root of հեղում (hełum), with the loss of h-. Compare -ատ (-at) and -ոտ (-ot).

Suffix

-եղ (-eł)

  1. Forming adjectives.
    ոյժoyžstrength
    ուժեղužełstrong
    ահahterror
    ահեղahełterrible

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: -եղ (-eġ)

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եղ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48