-եցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ˈet͡sʰən/ [ˈet͡sʰən] invalid IPA characters (//[]), /et͡sʰn/ [et͡sʰn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ˈet͡sən/ [ˈet͡sʰən] invalid IPA characters (//[]), /et͡sn/ [et͡sʰn] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Suffix

-եցն- • (-ecʻn-)

  1. Infixed into verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version.
    քնել (kʻnel)to sleep
    քնեցնել (kʻnecʻnel)to put to sleep
    պայթել (paytʻel)(intransitive) to explode
    պայթեցնել (paytʻecʻnel)(transitive) to blow up, detonate

See also

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