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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ոտ • (-ot)
- full of, possessing in abundance, -y
- կեղտ (keġt, “dirt”) + -ոտ (-ot) → կեղտոտ (keġtot, “dirty”)
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably from հոտ (hot, “smell”), with the loss of h-, as in -ատ (-at). For the semantics, compare Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs).
Suffix
-ոտ • (-ot)
- forming adjectives
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ոտ”, 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