Մեսրոպ

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [mɛsˈɾop]
• (Western Armenian) IPA: [mɛsˈɾob]

Proper noun

Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)

1. A male given name, Mesrop.

   Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց — Mesrop Mashtots (361-440), inventor of the Armenian alphabet

Declension

declension (Eastern Armenian) i-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative/accusative	Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)
nominative definite	Մեսրոպը/Մեսրոպն (Mesropə/Mesropn)
genitive/dative	Մեսրոպի (Mesropi)
dative/accusative definite	Մեսրոպին (Mesropin)
ablative	Մեսրոպից (Mesropicʿ)
instrumental	Մեսրոպով (Mesropov)
locative	-

declension of possessive forms (Eastern Armenian)

	1st person possession (my)
	singular (uncountable)
nominative/accusative	Մեսրոպս (Mesrops)
genitive/dative	Մեսրոպիս (Mesropis)
ablative	Մեսրոպիցս (Mesropicʿs)
instrumental	Մեսրոպովս (Mesropovs)
locative	- ()
	2nd person possession (your)
	singular (uncountable)
nominative/accusative	Մեսրոպդ (Mesropd)
genitive/dative	Մեսրոպիդ (Mesropid)
ablative	Մեսրոպիցդ (Mesropicʿd)
instrumental	Մեսրոպովդ (Mesropovd)
locative	- ()

External links

• Search “Մեսրոպ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• Մասրոպ
• Մեսրաւպ

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Proper noun

Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)  (singular genitive Մեսրոպայ)

1. A male given name

Declension

declension a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)
genitive	Մեսրոպայ (Mesropay)
dative	Մեսրոպայ (Mesropay)
accusative	Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)
accusative definite	զՄեսրոպ (zMesrop)
ablative	ի Մեսրոպայ (i Mesropay)
instrumental	Մեսրոպաւ (Mesropaw)
locative	ի Մեսրոպ (i Mesrop)

Derived terms

մեսրոպյան

Descendants

• Armenian: Մեսրոպ

References

• “Մեսրոպ” in H. Ačaṙyan (1942-1962), Hayocʿ Anjnanunneri Baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University)