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-ութիւն
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Old Armenian
Etymology
Either from xcl -ոյթ իւն or from xcl ine-pro *-tyon with Latin la -tio as a cognate.
Suffix
xcl suffix
forming quality and abstract nouns from nouns, adjectives and verbs; -ity, -ness, -dom, -hood, -y
xcl մի one միութիւն union
xcl փիլիսոփայ philosopher փիլիսոփայութիւն philosophy
xcl արքայ king արքայութիւն kingdom
xcl բարձր high բարձրութիւն height
xcl մկրտեմ to baptize մկրտութիւն baptism
Usage notes
The suffix was very productive.
Often abbreviated as xcl -ութի՟ = xcl -ութիւն, xcl -ութե՟ = xcl -ութեան, xcl -ութէ՟ = xcl -ութենէ.
Declension
-ութե
Derived terms
xcl
Descendants
hy -ություն
References
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