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-գոյն
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գոյն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
xcl -ագոյն
Etymology
From xcl գոյն colour; in this manner.
Suffix
xcl suffix
Forming the comparative degree of adjectives.
xcl լաւ good 1
xcl լաւագոյն better 1
xcl մեծ big 1
xcl մեծագոյն bigger 1
In certain cases, forming the superlative degree of adjectives.
Usage notes
In modern Armenian this suffix forms only superlative degrees. In Old Armenian the superlative sense was expressed with such adverbs as xcl կարի, xcl յոյժ, xcl սաստիկ, xcl անհնարին: for example xcl յոյժ մեծ the biggest.
Derived terms
xcl
xcl -ագոյն
Descendants
hy -գույն
References
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