-ից

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See also: -ից-

Armenian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ից (-icʻ)

  1. the singular and plural ablative case ending of nouns of almost all declension types
    ՀայաստանիցHayastanicʻablative singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)
    քաղաքիցkʻaġakʻicʻablative singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
    քաղաքներիցkʻaġakʻnericʻablative plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

See also

References

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 68

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -ի- (-i-) + (-cʻ, genitive/dative/ablative case marker).

Suffix

-ից (-icʻ)

  1. the plural genitive case ending of i-stem nouns
    բանիցbanicʻgenitive plural case of բան (ban)
    դեղձիցdełjicʻgenitive plural case of դեղձ (dełj)
  2. the plural dative case ending of i-stem nouns
    օրիորդացōriordacʻdative plural case of բան (ban)
    դեղձիցdełjicʻdative plural case of դեղձ (dełj)
  3. the plural ablative case ending of i-stem nouns
    օրիորդացōriordacʻablative plural case of բան (ban)
    դեղձիցdełjicʻablative plural case of դեղձ (dełj)