-եցն-
Armenian
Etymology
From
Old Armenian
-ուցան-
(
-ucʻan-
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Eastern Armenian
)
IPA
(key)
:
/et͡sʰn/ [et͡sʰn]
(
Western Armenian
)
IPA
(key)
:
/et͡sən/ [ét͡sʰən]
Suffix
-եցն-
• (
-ecʻn-
)
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
-ացն-
(
-acʻn-
)
-ցն-
(
-cʻn-
)