-ոց

See also: -ng, .ng, ng, nG, Ng, NG, ng̃, Ng̃, and n͠g

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ոց (-ocʿ).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ոց • (-ocʿ)

  1. forming nouns with the meaning of place
    պահոց ― pahocʿ ― storehouse, repository
  2. forming nouns denoting an instrument, tool, article
    սղոց ― słocʿ ― saw
    կապոց ― kapocʿ ― package
  3. forming nouns denoting a name of an action; -ing
    նվնվոց ― nvnvocʿ ― whining
    ֆշշոց ― fššocʿ ― hissing

Declension

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ոց

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *-sko-, *-skā- suffix, with a preceding -ո- (-o-) stem vowel. The place-showing sense developed in Armenian.

Suffix

-ոց • (-ocʿ)

  1. Forming nouns with the meaning of place.
    դպրոց ― dprocʿ ― school
    ամրոց ― amrocʿ ― fortress
  2. Forming nouns denoting an instrument, tool, article.
    գելոց ― gelocʿ ― an instrument of torture
    սղոց ― słocʿ ― saw
  3. Forming nouns denoting a name of an action. Often corresponds to English -ing.
    խայթոց ― xaytʿocʿ ― bite; sting
Declension
Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ոց
Descendants
  • Armenian: -ոց (-ocʿ)

Further reading

  • Gočanean, Pōłos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʿerakanutʿiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Vienna, Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 64
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ոց”, 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 -ա- (-a-) + -ց (-cʿ, “genitive/dative/ablative case marker”).

Suffix

-ոց • (-ocʿ)

  1. the plural genitive case ending of o-stem nouns
    հայոց ― hayocʿ ― genitive plural case of հայ (hay)
    բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― genitive plural case of բերան (beran)
  2. the plural dative case ending of o-stem nouns
    հայոց ― hayocʿ ― dative plural case of հայ (hay)
    բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― dative plural case of բերան (beran)
  3. the plural ablative case ending of o-stem nouns
    հայոց ― hayocʿ ― ablative plural case of հայ (hay)
    բերանոց ― beranocʿ ― ablative plural case of բերան (beran)
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