անտէր

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ան- (an-) +‎ տէր (tēr).

Adjective

անտէր • (antēr) indeclinable

1. free, independent, without master or governor
2. unassisted, forlorn, abandoned

Descendants

• Armenian: անտեր (anter)
  • → Azerbaijani: andır
  • → Laz: ანდერი (anderi)
  • → Turkish: ander
  • → Zazaki: andêr, ondêr

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անտէր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անտէր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy