-ցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʿan-).

Suffix

-ցն- • (-cʿn-)

Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by this infix.
փախչել (pʿaxčʿel) — to flee
փախցնել (pʿaxcʿnel) — to kidnap

մտնել (mtnel) — (intransitive) to enter
մտցնել (mtcʿnel) — (transitive) to insert

See also

-ացն- (-acʿn-)
-եցն- (-ecʿn-)

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