Armenian

Suffix

-ուց • ‎(-ucʿ)

1. the singular ablative case ending of u-declension nouns

   մարդուց‎ ― marducʿ ― ablative singular case of մարդ ‎(mard)

   ձիուց‎ ― jiucʿ ― ablative singular case of ձի ‎(ji)

See also

• -ից ‎(-icʿ)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From the stem vowel -u- + Proto-Indo-European *-sko- suffix, later applied to other stems. See also -ուցք ‎(-ucʿkʿ).

Suffix

-ուց • ‎(-ucʿ)

1. forming nouns

Derived terms

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ուց”, 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

From the stem vowel -ու- ‎(-u-) + -ց ‎(-cʿ, “genitive/dative/ablative case marker”).

Suffix

-ուց • ‎(-ucʿ)

1. the plural genitive case ending of u-stem nouns

   ծովուց‎ ― covucʿ ― genitive plural case of ծով ‎(cov)

   արջուց‎ ― arǰucʿ ― genitive plural case of արջ ‎(arǰ)

2. the plural dative case ending of u-stem nouns

   ծովուց‎ ― covucʿ ― dative plural case of ծով ‎(cov)

   արջուց‎ ― arǰucʿ ― dative plural case of արջ ‎(arǰ)

3. the plural locative case ending of u-stem nouns

   ծովուց‎ ― covucʿ ― abaltive plural case of ծով ‎(cov)

   արջուց‎ ― arǰucʿ ― abaltive plural case of արջ ‎(arǰ)

Related terms

• -ից ‎(-icʿ), -աց ‎(-acʿ), -ոց ‎(-ocʿ)