-ովին
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ովին (-ovin).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɔˈvin]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɔˈvin]
Suffix
-ովին • (-ovin)
- forming adverbs
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -ովին
Old Armenian
Etymology
From -ով (-ov), which coincides with the ending of instrumental, + -ին (-in) suffix. Alternatively, -ին (-in) may reflect the -i- in Proto-Indo-European *-bʰi followed by a demonstrative element from Proto-Indo-European *-nós > -ն (-n). Compare -եւին (-ewin).
Suffix
-ովին • (-ovin)
- forming adverbs
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ովին
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ովին”, 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
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