-եցն-

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ուցան- (-ucʻan-).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ét͡sʰən], [et͡sʰn]

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

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-)

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