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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ով (-ov).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ով • (-ov)
- the singular and plural instrumental case ending of nouns of all declension types
- Հայաստանով ― Hayastanov ― instrumental singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)
- քաղաքով ― kʻaġakʻov ― instrumental singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
- քաղաքներով ― kʻaġakʻnerov ― instrumental plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
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 -ո- (-o-) + -վ (-v, “instrumental case marker”).
Suffix
-ով • (-ov)
- the singular instrumental case ending of o-stem nouns
- մարդով ― mardov ― instrumental singular of մարդ (mard)
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