-իկ

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik), from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection
    Synonyms: -ուկ (-uk), -ակ (-ak)
    մայրիկmayrikmommy
    շնիկšnikdoggy
    գնդիկgndiklittle ball
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming agent nouns and adjectives
    շրջիկšrǰikwandering; wanderer
Derived terms

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: -իկ (-ik)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming diminutives
    շնիկšnikdoggy
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Iranian *-īk, from Old Iranian *-ya-ka.

Suffix

-իկ (-ik)

  1. forming agent nouns and adjectives
    մարտիկmartikfighter
    ոստանիկostanika free inhabitant of ոստան (ostan)
    մարզիկmarzikathlete
    տոհմիկtohmiknoble
    սպասիկspasikservant
    այժմիկayžmiknow, at present
    դրանիկdranikcourtier
  2. forming ethnonyms
    հնդիկhndikIndian
    պարսիկparsikPersian
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: -իկ (-ik) (learned)

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իկ”, 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