-ա-

See also: -ա, ա, w, and Ա

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian -ա- (-a-).

Pronunciation

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

Interfix

-ա- • (-a-)

1. 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-)

1. 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-)

1. 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