այո

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այո (ayo); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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այո (ayo)

  1. (formal) yes

Synonyms

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  • (informal) հա (ha)

Antonyms

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *ayú, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.

Adverb

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այո (ayo)

  1. yes

Usage notes

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  • Often written with a շեշտ (šešt)այո՛ (ayó).
  • A declined form այոյնիւն (ayoyniwn), which is a singular instrumental, is attested.
  • The word was already extinct by the 12th century, having been replaced by հա (ha).

Descendants

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  • Armenian: այո (ayo)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 58