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Armenian Pronunciation Etymology 1 hy diminutive :inh axm:-իկ hy axm -իկ, from hy xcl -իկ diminutive. Suffix suffix hy diminutive suffixes forming diminutives or terms expressing affection hy -ուկ -ակ hy մայրիկ mommy 1 hy շնիկ doggy 1 hy գնդիկ little ball 1 forming animal names Derived terms hy Etymology 2 hy agentive hy xcl -իկ agentive. Suffix suffix hy diminutive suffixes forming agent nouns and adjectives hy շրջիկ wandering; wanderer 1 Derived terms hy -իկ (agentive) Middle Armenian Etymology axm :inh xcl:-իկ<id:diminutive> From axm xcl -իկ. Suffix իկ forming diminutives Derived terms axm Descendants hy -իկ diminutive axm diminutive suffixes Old Armenian Etymology 1 xcl diminutive From earlier xcl *-իկն, from the stem element *-ī̆- + xcl ine-pro *-kon- suffix. Compare the n-type declension of words with this suffix. Possibly contaminated with xcl -իկ of Iranian origin (see Etymology 2). See also xcl -ուկ. Suffix xcl suffixxcl diminutive suffixes forming diminutives xcl շնիկ doggy 1 Declension -կ Derived terms xcl Descendants axm -իկ Etymology 2 xcl agentive From xcl ira-mid und *-īk, from xcl ira-old und *-ya-ka. Suffix xcl suffix forming agent nouns and adjectives xcl մարտիկ fighter 1 xcl ոստանիկ a free inhabitant of xcl ոստան 1 xcl մարզիկ athlete 1 xcl տոհմիկ noble 1 xcl սպասիկ servant 1 xcl այժմիկ now, at present 1 xcl դրանիկ courtier 1 forming ethnonyms xcl հնդիկ Indian 1 xcl պարսիկ Persian 1 Declension -կ Derived terms xcl -իկ (agentive) Descendants hy -իկ agentive on References -իկ