Սևան

Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian Սեւան (Sewan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛˈvɑn]

Proper noun

Սևան • (Sewan)

1. Sevan (island)
2. Sevan (lake)
3. Sevan (town)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Սևան (Sewan)
dative	Սևանի (Sewani)
ablative	Սևանից (Sewanicʻ)
instrumental	Սևանով (Sewanov)
locative	Սևանում (Sewanum)
	definite forms
nominative	Սևանը/Սևանն (Sewanə/Sewann)
dative	Սևանին (Sewanin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Սևանս (Sewans)
dative	Սևանիս (Sewanis)
ablative	Սևանիցս (Sewanicʻs)
instrumental	Սևանովս (Sewanovs)
locative	Սևանումս (Sewanums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Սևանդ (Sewand)
dative	Սևանիդ (Sewanid)
ablative	Սևանիցդ (Sewanicʻd)
instrumental	Սևանովդ (Sewanovd)
locative	Սևանումդ (Sewanumd)
there is an alternative dative singular Սեւանա (Sewana), a fossilized remain of Old Armenian a-type declension

Synonyms

• (lake) Սեւանա լիճ (Sewana lič)

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Old Armenian

Proper noun

Սևան • (Sewan)

1. Sevan (island)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Սևան (Sewan)
genitive	Սևանայ (Sewanay)
dative	Սևանայ (Sewanay)
accusative	Սևան (Sewan)
ablative	Սևանայ (Sewanay)
instrumental	Սևանաւ (Sewanaw)
locative	Սևան (Sewan)

Descendants

• Armenian: Սեւան (Sewan)

References

• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Սևան”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 345–346