ծնօտ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The original spelling is ծնաւտ (cnawt), from earlier *ծին-աւտ (*cin-awt), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-.

Noun

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ծնօտ (cnōt)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: կլափն (klapʻn)
    ապտակ ածել ի ծնօտսն, հարկանել զծնօտս ուրուքaptak acel i cnōtsn, harkanel zcnōts urukʻto slap the face, to box the ear
  2. (figuratively) an edge, brim of something
  3. (figuratively) decorations on such edge

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ծնոտ (cnot)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծնօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծնօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press