ոչինչ

Armenian[edit]

From Old Armenian ոչինչ (očʻinčʻ). The additional senses are a semantic loan from Russian ничего́ (ničevó).

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /voˈt͡ʃʰint͡ʃʰ/ [voˈt͡ʃʰint͡ʃʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /voˈt͡ʃint͡ʃ/ [voˈt͡ʃʰint͡ʃʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Hyphenation: ո‧չինչ

ոչինչ • (očʻinčʻ)

nothing
նա ոչինչ չգիտի ― na očʻinčʻ čʻgiti ― he knows nothing
(colloquial) so-so, not bad, pretty
— Ո՞նց ես։ — Ոչինչ, լավ եմ։
— O^?ncʻ es. — Očʻinčʻ, lav em.
How're you? Not bad.
(colloquial) never mind!; that's all right!; no problem!

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	ոչինչ (očʻinčʻ)
dative	ոչնչի (očʻnčʻi)
ablative	ոչնչից (očʻnčʻicʻ)
instrumental	ոչնչով (očʻnčʻov)
locative	ոչնչում (očʻnčʻum)
	definite forms
nominative	ոչինչը/ոչինչն (očʻinčʻə/očʻinčʻn)
dative	ոչնչին (očʻnčʻin)
	1^st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	ոչինչս (očʻinčʻs)
dative	ոչնչիս (očʻnčʻis)
ablative	ոչնչիցս (očʻnčʻicʻs)
instrumental	ոչնչովս (očʻnčʻovs)
locative	ոչնչումս (očʻnčʻums)
	2^nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	ոչինչդ (očʻinčʻd)
dative	ոչնչիդ (očʻnčʻid)
ablative	ոչնչիցդ (očʻnčʻicʻd)
instrumental	ոչնչովդ (očʻnčʻovd)
locative	ոչնչումդ (očʻnčʻumd)