աքիս
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian աքիս (akʻis).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈkʰis/, [ɑkʰís]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈkis/, [ɑkʰís]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ա‧քիս
Noun
աքիս • (akʻis)
- weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis[1]
- Synonyms: ծմուկ (cmuk), մկնահարսնուկ (mknaharsnuk)
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | աքիս (akʻis) | աքիսներ (akʻisner) | ||
| dative | աքիսի (akʻisi) | աքիսների (akʻisneri) | ||
| ablative | աքիսից (akʻisicʻ) | աքիսներից (akʻisnericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսով (akʻisov) | աքիսներով (akʻisnerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | աքիսը/աքիսն (akʻisə/akʻisn) | աքիսները/աքիսներն (akʻisnerə/akʻisnern) | ||
| dative | աքիսին (akʻisin) | աքիսներին (akʻisnerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | աքիսս (akʻiss) | աքիսներս (akʻisners) | ||
| dative | աքիսիս (akʻisis) | աքիսներիս (akʻisneris) | ||
| ablative | աքիսիցս (akʻisicʻs) | աքիսներիցս (akʻisnericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսովս (akʻisovs) | աքիսներովս (akʻisnerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | աքիսդ (akʻisd) | աքիսներդ (akʻisnerd) | ||
| dative | աքիսիդ (akʻisid) | աքիսներիդ (akʻisnerid) | ||
| ablative | աքիսիցդ (akʻisicʻd) | աքիսներիցդ (akʻisnericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | աքիսովդ (akʻisovd) | աքիսներովդ (akʻisnerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (1998) “աքիս”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ A. Katʻnasunner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book I. Mammals] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Pyunik, § 301, page 32
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Has been compared to Middle Armenian ախազ (axaz, “ermine”), Sanskrit कशीका (kaṡīkā́, “weasel”), Persian خز (xaz, “marten”), Middle Persian kʾkwm (kākom, “stoat”), Akkadian 𒅗𒆠𒋗 (/kakkišu/, “a small animal with a reputation for thievery, likely a type of rodent”), 𒀾𒋾𒆠𒋢 (/aštakissu/, “a rodent”), Proto-Turkic *kīĺ (“sable”) (whence e.g. Kazakh кіс (kıs)). To the comparison can also be added Kazakh ақкіс (aqkıs, “ermine”), presumably with ақ (aq, “white”).
Noun
աքիս • (akʻis)
- weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis[1]
- աքիս սպիտակ ― akʻis spitak ― ermine
Declension
i-type
Derived terms
- մկնաքիս (mknakʻis)
Descendants
References
- ^ Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “աքիս”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 235ab
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աքիս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աքիս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աքիս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 106–107
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “akʿis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 159–162
- Mkrtčjan, N. A. (2005) Семитские языки и армянский [Semitic Languages and Armenian][1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Drazark, →ISBN, page 260
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աքիս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*k`i̯ū́ĺa”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill