-ացն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ɑt͡sʰn]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑ́t͡sʰən]

Suffix

-ացն- • (-acʻn-)

Infixed into suffixed verbs ending with -ալ (-al) in infinitive to create their causative version. The verb suffix is replaced by the infix and the infinitive ending changes to -ել (-el).
հեռանալ (heṙanal) — to go away
հեռացնել (heṙacʻnel) — to remove, drive away

ուրախանալ (uraxanal) — to be happy
ուրախացնել (uraxacʻnel) — to make happy

See also

-ցն- (-cʻn-)
-եցն- (-ecʻn-)

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