-ցի
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Alternative forms
- -ացի (-acʻi)
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ցի (-cʻi).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡sʰi/, [t͡sʰi]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡si/, [t͡sʰi]
Suffix
-ցի • (-cʻi)
- Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
- եվրոպացի ― evropacʻi ― European
- ֆրանսիացի ― fransiacʻi ― Frenchman
- արտասահմանցի ― artasahmancʻi ― foreigner
Declension
| u-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | -ցի (-cʻi) | -ցիներ, -ցիք* (-cʻiner, -cʻikʻ*) | ||
| dative | -ցու (-cʻu) | -ցիների, -ցոց** (-cʻineri, -cʻocʻ**) | ||
| ablative | -ցուց (-cʻucʻ) | -ցիներից (-cʻinericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | -ցով, -ցիով (-cʻov, -cʻiov) | -ցիներով (-cʻinerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | -ցին (-cʻin) | -ցիները/-ցիներն (-cʻinerə/-cʻinern) | ||
| dative | -ցուն (-cʻun) | -ցիներին (-cʻinerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | -ցիս (-cʻis) | -ցիներս (-cʻiners) | ||
| dative | -ցուս (-cʻus) | -ցիներիս (-cʻineris) | ||
| ablative | -ցուցս (-cʻucʻs) | -ցիներիցս (-cʻinericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | -ցովս, -ցիովս (-cʻovs, -cʻiovs) | -ցիներովս (-cʻinerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | -ցիդ (-cʻid) | -ցիներդ (-cʻinerd) | ||
| dative | -ցուդ (-cʻud) | -ցիներիդ (-cʻinerid) | ||
| ablative | -ցուցդ (-cʻucʻd) | -ցիներիցդ (-cʻinericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | -ցովդ, -ցիովդ (-cʻovd, -cʻiovd) | -ցիներովդ (-cʻinerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| *colloquial **dated | ||||
Derived terms
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-skiyo-, composed of the suffixes *-sko- and *-iyo-.
Suffix
-ցի • (-cʻi)
- Forming adjectives.
- Denoting persons originating from a certain place.
- Forming adverbs.
Declension
o-type
Derived terms
Category Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ցի not found
Descendants
- Armenian: -ցի (-cʻi)
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ացի, -եցի, -ցի”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48
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