-իկ

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ik/, [ik]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /iɡ/, [iɡ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Armenian -իկ (-ik), from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ • (-ik)

1. forming diminutives or terms expressing affection

   Synonyms: -ուկ (-uk), -ակ (-ak)

   մայրիկ ― mayrik ― mommy

   շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy

   գնդիկ ― gndik ― little ball

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ • (-ik)

1. forming agent nouns and adjectives

   շրջիկ ― šrǰik ― wandering; wanderer

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ (agentive)

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

-իկ • (-ik)

1. forming diminutives

Derived terms

Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ

Descendants

• Armenian: -իկ (-ik)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From earlier *-իկն (*-ikn), from the stem element *-ī̆- + Proto-Indo-European *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with -իկ (-ik) of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also -ուկ (-uk).

Suffix

-իկ • (-ik)

1. forming diminutives

   շնիկ ― šnik ― doggy

Declension

n-type

	singular		plural
nominative	-իկ (-ik)		-կունք (-kunkʻ)
genitive	-կան (-kan)		-կանց (-kancʻ)
dative	-կան (-kan)		-կանց (-kancʻ)
accusative	-իկ (-ik)		-կունս (-kuns)
ablative	-կանէ (-kanē)		-կանց (-kancʻ)
instrumental	-կամբ (-kamb)		-կամբք (-kambkʻ)
locative	-կան (-kan)		-կունս (-kuns)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: -իկ (-ik)
  • Armenian: -իկ (-ik)

Etymology 2

From Middle Iranian *-īk, from Old Iranian *-ya-ka.

Suffix

-իկ • (-ik)

1. forming agent nouns and adjectives

   մարտիկ ― martik ― fighter

   ոստանիկ ― ostanik ― a free inhabitant of ոստան (ostan)

   մարզիկ ― marzik ― athlete

   տոհմիկ ― tohmik ― noble

   սպասիկ ― spasik ― servant

   այժմիկ ― ayžmik ― now, at present

   դրանիկ ― dranik ― courtier

2. forming ethnonyms

   հնդիկ ― hndik ― Indian

   պարսիկ ― parsik ― Persian

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	-իկ (-ik)		-իկք (-ikkʻ)
genitive	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
dative	-կի (-ki)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
accusative	-իկ (-ik)		-իկս (-iks)
ablative	-կէ (-kē)		-կաց (-kacʻ)
instrumental	-կաւ (-kaw)		-կաւք = -կօք (-kawkʻ = -kōkʻ)
locative	-կի (-ki)		-իկս (-iks)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -իկ (agentive)

Descendants

• → Armenian: -իկ (-ik) (learned)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իկ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48