-ուն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուն (-un).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ուն • (-un)

  1. forming adjectives from verbs
    ‎կպչել (kpčʿel, “to stick”) + ‎-ուն (-un) → ‎կպչուն (kpčʿun, “sticky”)

Declension

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ուն

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուն (-un).

Suffix

-ուն • (-un)

  1. forming adjectives

Derived terms

Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ուն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *-ono- suffix and perhaps partly from *-o-mno-, an ablaut of *-o-meno- (adverbial suffix of neuter gender).

Suffix

-ուն • (-un)

  1. forming adjectives from verbs and rarely from nouns
    փայլեմ ― pʿaylem ― to shine
    փայլուն ― pʿaylun ― shining
    ասեմ ― asem ― to talk
    ասուն ― asun ― able to talk
    շարժեմ ― šaržem ― to move
    շարժուն ― šaržun ― moveable
    իմաստ ― imast ― understanding, good sense, judgment
    իմաստուն ― imastun ― wise

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ուն

Descendants

  • Armenian: -ուն (-un)
  • Middle Armenian: -ուն (-un)

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ուն”, 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
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 66
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