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Old Armenian
Etymology
From the stem element -ու (-u) + Proto-Indo-European *-men-, *-mn̥ suffix. Compare -մն (-mn).
Suffix
-ումն • (-umn)
- forming action nouns
- անկանիմ ― ankanim ― to fall
- անկումն ― ankumn ― fall, the action of falling
- շարժեմ ― šaržem ― to move
- շարժումն ― šaržumn ― movement
Declension
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Descendants
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ումն”, 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