գոչիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From գոչեմ +‎ -իւն.

Noun

գոչիւն • (gočʿiwn)  indeclinable

1. clamour, great cry, crash, noise, voice, exclamation
2. hue and cry, uproar
3. bellowing, roar

Usage notes

This noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by the synonym գոչումն or by the infinitive participle of the corresponding verb, գոչել, and then declined.

Descendants

• Armenian: գոչյուն

References

• “գոչիւն” in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
• “գոչիւն” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
• Ašot Abrahamyan (1976), Grabari jeṙnark (Yerevan: Luys Publishing House), 4th ed.