որձ
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian որձ; see it for more.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [voɾt͡sʰ], [vort͡sʰ]
Adjective [edit]
որձ • (orj), superlative ամենաորձ (amenaorj)
- male (of an animal)
- որձ եւ էգ — male and female
- (dialectal) hard (said of radish used as seeds)
- (dialectal) hard, rugged (said e.g. of a woman)
Declension [edit]
nominalized adjective, i-type, plural in -er, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | որձ (orj) | որձեր (orjer) | |
| nominative definite | որձը/որձն (orjə/orjn) | որձերը/որձերն (orjerə/orjern) | |
| dative | որձի (orji) | որձերի (orjeri) | |
| dative definite | որձին (orjin) | որձերին (orjerin) | |
| ablative | որձից (orjicʿ) | որձերից (orjericʿ) | |
| instrumental | որձով (orjov) | որձերով (orjerov) | |
| locative | — (—) | — (—) |
nominalized adjective, i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | որձ (orj) | որձեր (orjer) | |
| nominative definite | որձը/որձն (orjə/orjn) | որձերը/որձերն (orjerə/orjern) | |
| dative | որձի (orji) | որձերի (orjeri) | |
| dative definite | որձին (orjin) | որձերին (orjerin) | |
| ablative | որձից (orjicʿ) | որձերից (orjericʿ) | |
| instrumental | որձով (orjov) | որձերով (orjerov) | |
| locative | որձում (orjum) | որձերում (orjerum) |
Noun [edit]
որձ • (orj)
- male (of an animal)
Declension [edit]
i-type, plural in -er, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | որձ (orj) | որձեր (orjer) | |
| nominative definite | որձը/որձն (orjə/orjn) | որձերը/որձերն (orjerə/orjern) | |
| dative | որձի (orji) | որձերի (orjeri) | |
| dative definite | որձին (orjin) | որձերին (orjerin) | |
| ablative | որձից (orjicʿ) | որձերից (orjericʿ) | |
| instrumental | որձով (orjov) | որձերով (orjerov) | |
| locative | — (—) | — (—) |
External links [edit]
- Search “որձ” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Old Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Of the same origin as որձիք (“testicles”).
Adjective [edit]
որձ • (orj) (singular genitive որձի, plural genitive որձից)
- male (said both of humans and animals)
- very hard, rugged (said of objects)
- male (of a plant)
- unfertile
Declension [edit]
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | որձ (orj) | որձք (orjkʿ) | |
| genitive | որձի (orji) | որձից (orjicʿ) | |
| dative | որձի (orji) | որձից (orjicʿ) | |
| accusative | որձ (orj) | որձս (orjs) | |
| accusative definite | զորձ (zorj) | զորձս (zorjs) | |
| ablative | յորձէ (yorjē) | յորձից (yorjicʿ) | |
| instrumental | որձիւ (orjiw) | որձիւք (orjiwkʿ) | |
| locative | յորձի (yorji) | յորձս (yorjs) |
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: որձ
References [edit]
- “որձ” in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “որձ” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “որձ” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
