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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ցի (-cʻi).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ցի • (-cʻi)
- Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
- եվրոպացի ― evropacʻi ― European
- ֆրանսիացի ― fransiacʻi ― Frenchman
- արտասահմանցի ― artasahmancʻi ― foreigner
Declension
| u-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ցի (-cʻi)
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-ցիներ, -ցիք* (-cʻiner, -cʻikʻ*)
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| dative
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-ցու (-cʻu)
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-ցիների, -ցոց** (-cʻineri, -cʻocʻ**)
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| ablative
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-ցուց (-cʻucʻ)
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-ցիներից (-cʻinericʻ)
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| instrumental
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-ցով, -ցիով (-cʻov, -cʻiov)
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-ցիներով (-cʻinerov)
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| locative
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definite forms
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| nominative
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-ցին (-cʻin)
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-ցիները/-ցիներն (-cʻinerə/-cʻinern)
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| dative
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-ցուն (-cʻun)
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-ցիներին (-cʻinerin)
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1st person possessive forms (my)
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| nominative
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-ցիս (-cʻis)
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-ցիներս (-cʻiners)
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| dative
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-ցուս (-cʻus)
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-ցիներիս (-cʻineris)
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| ablative
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-ցուցս (-cʻucʻs)
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-ցիներիցս (-cʻinericʻs)
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| instrumental
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-ցովս, -ցիովս (-cʻovs, -cʻiovs)
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-ցիներովս (-cʻinerovs)
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| locative
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2nd person possessive forms (your)
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| nominative
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-ցիդ (-cʻid)
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-ցիներդ (-cʻinerd)
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| dative
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-ցուդ (-cʻud)
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-ցիներիդ (-cʻinerid)
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| ablative
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-ցուցդ (-cʻucʻd)
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-ցիներիցդ (-cʻinericʻd)
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| instrumental
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-ցովդ, -ցիովդ (-cʻovd, -cʻiovd)
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-ցիներովդ (-cʻinerovd)
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| locative
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*colloquial **dated
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Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-skiyo-, composed of the suffixes *-sko- and *-iyo-.
Suffix
-ցի • (-cʻi)
- Forming adjectives.
- խելք ― xelkʻ ― brains
- խելացի ― xelacʻi ― intelligent
- Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
- Քանան ― Kʻanan ― Canaan
- քանանացի ― kʻananacʻi ― Canaanite
- Հռովմ ― Hṙovm ― Rome
- հռովմայեցի ― hṙovmayecʻi ― Roman
- Փարպի ― Pʻarpi ― Parpi (a village in Armenia)
- փարպեցի ― pʻarpecʻi ― someone from Parpi
- Forming adverbs.
- մուրց ― murcʻ ― fist
- մուրցացի ― murcʻacʻi ― with the fists
- աք ― akʻ ― leg
- աքացի ― akʻacʻi ― with legs
Declension
o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ցի (-cʻi)
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-ցիք (-cʻikʻ)
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| genitive
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-ցոյ (-cʻoy)
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-ցոց (-cʻocʻ)
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| dative
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-ցոյ (-cʻoy)
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-ցոց (-cʻocʻ)
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| accusative
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-ցի (-cʻi)
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-ցիս (-cʻis)
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| ablative
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-ցոյ (-cʻoy)
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-ցոց (-cʻocʻ)
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| instrumental
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-ցով (-cʻov)
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-ցովք (-cʻovkʻ)
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| locative
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-ցի (-cʻi)
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-ցիս (-cʻis)
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Derived terms
Category Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ցի not found
Descendants
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ացի, -եցի, -ցի”, 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