-ցի

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ցի (-cʿi).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ցի (-cʿi)

  1. Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
    եվրոպացիevropacʿiEuropean
    ֆրանսիացիfransiacʿiFrenchman
    արտասահմանցիartasahmancʿiforeigner

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.
    խելքxelkʿbrains
    խելացիxelacʿiintelligent
  2. Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
    ՔանանKʿananCanaan
    քանանացիkʿananacʿiCanaanite
    ՀռովմHṙovmRome
    հռովմայեցիhṙovmayecʿiRoman
    ՓարպիPʿarpiParpi (a village in Armenia)
    փարպեցիpʿarpecʿisomeone from Parpi
  3. Forming adverbs.
    մուրցmurcʿfist
    մուրցացիmurcʿacʿiwith the fists
    աքakʿleg
    աքացիakʿacʿiwith 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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