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-եան

-եան

Old Armenian

Suffix

-եան (-ean)

  1. forming adjectives
Derived terms
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Descendants

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -եան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48

Etymology 2

Probably from Iranian *-yān, a postvocalic variant of the pluralization suffix *-ān, whence -ան (-an). Alternatively, from Etymology 1, contaminated with the Iranian pluralization suffix.

Suffix

-եան (-ean)

  1. forming collectives
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6_(collective)'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -եան (collective)</a>

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -եան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48

Etymology 3

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps the same with the adjective-forming suffix -եան (-ean) of Etymology 1.

Suffix

-եան (-ean)

  1. singular genitive/dative/locative case ending for certain verb derivatives, especially those with -ստ (-st), -ունդ (-und), -ուրդ (-urd)
    կորստեանkorstean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of կորուստ (korust)
    ամսեանamsean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of ամիս (amis)
    խորհրդեանxorhrdean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of խորհուրդ (xorhurd)
    ծննդեանcnndean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of ծնունդ (cnund)
    տուընջեանtuənǰean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of տիւ (tiw)

References

  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 106–107