ենթա-

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian ենթա- (entʻa-).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ենթա- (entʻa-)

  1. under, sub-, hypo-

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adapted by the Hellenizing School from ընդ (ənd) +‎ -ա- (-a-).[1] The spelling ընթա- (əntʻa-) reflects an intermediate form.[1]

Prefix

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ենթա- (entʻa-) (Hellenizing School)

  1. under, sub-, hypo-

Usage notes

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Used post-classically to calque Ancient Greek words prefixed with ὑπο- (hupo-), e.g. ենթադրեմ (entʻadrem) = ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi), ենթածեմ (entʻacem) = ὑπάγω (hupágō), ենթամնամ (entʻamnam) = ὑπομένω (hupoménō), ենթալուսնեայ (entʻalusneay) = ὑποσελήνιος (huposelḗnios), ենթակայ (entʻakay) = ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis).[1]

Derived terms

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Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with ենթ- not found
Category Old Armenian terms prefixed with ընթա- not found

Descendants

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  • Armenian: ենթա- (entʻa-)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ենթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 26–27

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “ենթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 658b
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ենթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 157a