-իւք

Old Armenian

Etymology

Formed in Armenian as -իւ (-iw) +‎ -ք (-kʿ). Alternatively, inherited from Proto-Indo-European.

Suffix

-իւք • (-iwkʿ)

  1. the plural instrumental case ending of i-stem nouns
    բանիւք ― baniwkʿ ― instrumental plural of բան (ban)

References
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 104
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