-ցի

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ցի (-cʿi).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ցի • (-cʿi)

  1. Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
    եվրոպացի ― evropacʿi ― European
    ֆրանսիացի ― fransiacʿi ― Frenchman
    արտասահմանցի ― artasahmancʿi ― foreigner

Declension

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ցի
Armenian terms suffixed with -ացի

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-skiyo-, composed of the suffixes *-sko- and *-iyo-.

Suffix

-ցի • (-cʿi)

  1. Forming adjectives.
    խելք ― xelkʿ ― brains
    խելացի ― xelacʿi ― intelligent
  2. Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
    Քանան ― Kʿanan ― Canaan
    քանանացի ― kʿananacʿi ― Canaanite
    Հռովմ ― Hṙovm ― Rome
    հռովմայեցի ― hṙovmayecʿi ― Roman
    Փարպի ― Pʿarpi ― Parpi (a village in Armenia)
    փարպեցի ― pʿarpecʿi ― someone from Parpi
  3. Forming adverbs.
    մուրց ― murcʿ ― fist
    մուրցացի ― murcʿacʿi ― with the fists
    աք ― akʿ ― leg
    աքացի ― akʿacʿi ― with legs

Declension

Derived terms

Category Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ցի not found
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ացի
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -եցի

Descendants

  • Armenian: -ցի (-cʿi)

References

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