-ավոր
Armenian
Alternative forms
- -վոր (-vor)
Etymology
From Middle Armenian -աւոր (-awor), from Old Armenian -աւոր (-awor).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈvoɾ/, [ɑvóɾ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈvoɾ/, [ɑvóɾ]
Suffix
-ավոր • (-avor)
- Forming names of persons or things, carrying or doing something.
- բան (ban, “work”) + -ավոր (-avor) → բանվոր (banvor, “worker”)
- հրացան (hracʻan, “rifle, gun”) + -ավոր (-avor) → հրացանավոր (hracʻanavor, “rifleman”)
- Forming adjectives.
Derived terms
Armenian terms suffixed with -ավոր