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Armenian
Etymology
From the post-classical Old Armenian infinitive ending -իլ, which was created following the mediopassive present tense verb endings.
Suffix
-իլ • (-il) (Western Armenian)
- One of four suffixes added to verb stems to form their infinitive, the others being -ել (-el), -ալ (-al), and -ուլ (-ul)
- խօսիլ ― xōsil
- նայիլ ― nayil
- մասնակցիլ ― masnakcʻil
Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably from the Proto-Indo-European *-lós suffix, with a preceding -ի- (-i-) vowel.
Suffix
-իլ • (-il)
- found in few words
Derived terms
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իլ”, 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