-եցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʿan-).

Suffix

-եցն- • (-ecʿn-)

Infixed into verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version.
քնել (kʿnel) — to sleep
քնեցնել (kʿnecʿnel) — to put to sleep

պայթել (paytʿel) — (intransitive) to explode
պայթեցնել (paytʿecʿnel) — (transitive) to blow up, detonate

See also

-ացն- (-acʿn-)
-ցն- (-cʿn-)

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