այո

Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian այո (ayo); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈjo]
• Hyphenation: ա‧յո

Particle

այո • (ayo)

1. (formal) yes

Synonyms

• (informal) հա (ha)

Antonyms

• ոչ (očʻ)

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• այոյ (ayoy)
• հայո (hayo)
• հայոյ (hayoy)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Armenian *ayú, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.

Adverb

այո • (ayo)

1. yes

Usage notes

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

Descendants

• Armenian: այո (ayo)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (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