-ցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡sʰən/ [t͡sʰən] invalid IPA characters (//[]), /t͡sʰn/ [t͡sʰn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡sən/ [t͡sʰən] invalid IPA characters (//[]), /t͡sn/ [t͡sʰn] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Suffix

-ցն- • (-cʻn-)

  1. Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ել (-el) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by this infix.
    փախչել (pʻaxčʻel)to flee
    փախցնել (pʻaxcʻnel)to kidnap
    մտնել (mtnel)(intransitive) to enter
    մտցնել (mtcʻnel)(transitive) to insert

See also

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