-ա-

See also: -ա, ա, w, and Ա

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -ա- (-a-).

Pronunciation

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

Interfix

-ա- • (-a-)

an agglutinating interfix
‎գետ (get, “river”) + ‎-ա- (-a-) + ‎ձի (ji, “horse”) → ‎գետաձի (getaji, “hippopotamus”)

Derived terms

Armenian terms interfixed with -ա-

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ա- (-a-).

Interfix

-ա- • (-a-)

an agglutinating interfix
մգլահոտ ― mglahot ― smelling like mould

Derived terms

Middle Armenian terms interfixed with -ա-

Descendants

Armenian: -ա- (-a-)

Old Armenian

Interfix

-ա- • (-a-)

an agglutinating interfix
ծայր-ա-քաղաք ― cayr-a-kʻałakʻ ― acropolis

Usage notes

The members of compound words, as a rule, are linked together by this interfix, unless the second member begins with a vowel.

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms interfixed with -ա-

Descendants

Middle Armenian: -ա- (-a-)
- Armenian: -ա- (-a-)

References

Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 55

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