ասք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ասք (askʻ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑskʰ/, [ɑskʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑsk/, [ɑskʰ]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

  (file)

Noun

ասք • (askʻ)

1. (literature) legend, saga, word, tale, song, lay

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular	plural
nominative	ասք (askʻ)	ասքեր (askʻer)
dative	ասքի (askʻi)	ասքերի (askʻeri)
ablative	ասքից (askʻicʻ)	ասքերից (askʻericʻ)
instrumental	ասքով (askʻov)	ասքերով (askʻerov)
locative	ասքում (askʻum)	ասքերում (askʻerum)
	definite forms
nominative	ասքը/ասքն (askʻə/askʻn)	ասքերը/ասքերն (askʻerə/askʻern)
dative	ասքին (askʻin)	ասքերին (askʻerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	ասքս (askʻs)	ասքերս (askʻers)
dative	ասքիս (askʻis)	ասքերիս (askʻeris)
ablative	ասքիցս (askʻicʻs)	ասքերիցս (askʻericʻs)
instrumental	ասքովս (askʻovs)	ասքերովս (askʻerovs)
locative	ասքումս (askʻums)	ասքերումս (askʻerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	ասքդ (askʻd)	ասքերդ (askʻerd)
dative	ասքիդ (askʻid)	ասքերիդ (askʻerid)
ablative	ասքիցդ (askʻicʻd)	ասքերիցդ (askʻericʻd)
instrumental	ասքովդ (askʻovd)	ասքերովդ (askʻerovd)
locative	ասքումդ (askʻumd)	ասքերումդ (askʻerumd)

Related terms

• ասել (asel)

Old Armenian

Etymology

ասեմ (asem) +‎ -ք (-kʻ)

Noun

ասք • (askʻ) pl

1. speech, narration

Declension

i-type

	plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative	ասք (askʻ)
genitive	ասից (asicʻ)
dative	ասից (asicʻ)
accusative	ասս (ass)
ablative	ասից (asicʻ)
instrumental	ասիւք (asiwkʻ)
locative	ասս (ass)

Descendants

• Armenian: ասք (askʻ)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ասք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ասք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy