ական

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Back-formation from Old Armenian յ-ական (y-akan), which was wrongly interpreted as an accusative form of nominative *ական (*akan) but which was in fact the locative case of ակն (akn, dug pit).

Noun[edit]

ական (akan)

  1. sap, tunnel (trench concealing an assailant's approach to a fortified place)
  2. (military) mine (explosive device put below the earth)
    Synonym: (non-standard) մինա (mina)
  3. (military) mortar shell
    Synonym: (non-standard) մինա (mina)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Russian ака́н (akán).

Noun[edit]

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ական (akan)

  1. Akan (language)
  2. Akan (language group)
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Old Armenian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ական (akan)

  1. genitive singular of ակն (akn)
  2. dative singular of ակն (akn)
  3. locative singular of ակն (akn)