-ավոր

Armenian

Alternative forms

-վոր (-vor)

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -աւոր (-awor), from Old Armenian -աւոր (-awor).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ɑvóɾ]
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ɑvóɾ]

Suffix

-ավոր • (-avor)

Forming names of persons or things, carrying or doing something.
‎բան (ban, “work”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎բանվոր (banvor, “worker”)

‎հրացան (hracʻan, “rifle, gun”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎հրացանավոր (hracʻanavor, “rifleman”)
Forming adjectives.
‎զոլ (zol, “stripe”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎զոլավոր (zolavor, “striped”)

‎պոչ (počʻ, “tail”) + ‎-ավոր (-avor) → ‎պոչավոր (počʻavor, “having a tail”)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ավոր

Armenian terms suffixed with -վոր

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