Մեծ Եղեռն
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[edit] Armenian
[edit] Etymology
From մեծ (meç, “great”) + եղեռն (eġeṙn, “crime, evil deed; calamity”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [mɛts jɛˈʁɛrn]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [mɛdz jɛˈʁɛrn]
[edit] Proper noun
[edit] Declension
declension (Eastern Armenian) i-type
| singular (uncountable) | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative/accusative | Մեծ Եղեռն (Meç Eġeṙn) | |
| nominative/accusative definite | Մեծ Եղեռնը/Մեծ Եղեռնն (Meç Eġeṙnə/Meç Eġeṙnn) | |
| genitive/dative | Մեծ Եղեռնի (Meç Eġeṙni) | |
| dative definite | Մեծ Եղեռնին (Meç Eġeṙnin) | |
| ablative | Մեծ Եղեռնից (Meç Eġeṙnicʿ) | |
| instrumental | Մեծ Եղեռնով (Meç Eġeṙnov) | |
| locative | Մեծ Եղեռնում (Meç Eġeṙnum) | |
[edit] Usage notes
Մեծ Եղեռն is used by Armenians synonymous with Հայոց ցեղասպանություն (Hayoc’ c’eġaspanut’yun, “Genocide of Armenians”) to refer to the Armenian Genocide the way Shoah is used by Jews to refer to the Holocaust.
[edit] Synonyms
- Հայոց ցեղասպանություն (Hayoc’ c’eġaspanut’yun)
[edit] See also
- ցեղասպանություն (c’eġaspanut’yun)
