-ուկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -ուկ (-uk), from Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

  1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
    խոզուկ ― xozuk ― piggy
    մարդուկ ― marduk ― little man
  2. forming names of plants and animals
    անմոռուկ ― anmoṙuk ― forget-me-not
    խնձորուկ ― xnjoruk ― clover

Synonyms

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուկ (-uk).

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

  1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
  2. forming names of plants and animals

Derived terms

Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

Descendants

  • Armenian: -ուկ (-uk)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From earlier *-ուկն (*-ukn), from the stem element *-ū̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. See also -իկ (-ik). The plant-name-forming suffix may have developed from this.

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

  1. forming diminutives
    այր ― ayr ― man
    այրուկ ― ayruk ― very little man
  2. forming names of plants and animals
    ժախուկ ― žaxuk ― horse-radish
    կանեփուկ ― kanepʻuk ― Urtica cannabina
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ
Descendants

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain.

Suffix

-ուկ • (-uk)

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    գեղջուկ ― gełǰuk ― peasant
    հարցուկ ― harcʻuk ― soothsayer
    հեղուկ ― hełuk ― liquid
    ջերմուկ ― ǰermuk ― warm mineral waters or springs
Declension
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative -ուկ (-uk) -ուկք (-ukkʻ)
genitive -կի (-ki) -կաց (-kacʻ)
dative -կի (-ki) -կաց (-kacʻ)
accusative -ուկ (-uk) -ուկս (-uks)
ablative -կէ (-kē) -կաց (-kacʻ)
instrumental -կաւ (-kaw) -կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʻ = -kōkʻ)
locative -կի (-ki) -ուկս (-uks)
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուկ

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ուկ”, 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
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