գնչու
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գնչու (gnčʻu, “stammering, stuttering; lisping, speaking with imperfect articulation”). For the sense development compare Russian не́мец (némec, “German”) and немо́й (nemój).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡənˈt͡ʃʰu/, [ɡənt͡ʃʰú]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /kənˈt͡ʃu/, [kʰənt͡ʃʰú]
Noun
գնչու • (gnčʻu)
Usage notes
This term is an exonym which "came into regular use in the nineteenth century, when the first research about Armenian Gypsies appeared. However, it never entered broad usage in Armenia".[1]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գնչու (gnčʻu) | գնչուներ (gnčʻuner) | ||
| dative | գնչուի (gnčʻui) | գնչուների (gnčʻuneri) | ||
| ablative | գնչուից (gnčʻuicʻ) | գնչուներից (gnčʻunericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գնչուով (gnčʻuov) | գնչուներով (gnčʻunerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գնչուն (gnčʻun) | գնչուները/գնչուներն (gnčʻunerə/gnčʻunern) | ||
| dative | գնչուին (gnčʻuin) | գնչուներին (gnčʻunerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գնչուս (gnčʻus) | գնչուներս (gnčʻuners) | ||
| dative | գնչուիս (gnčʻuis) | գնչուներիս (gnčʻuneris) | ||
| ablative | գնչուիցս (gnčʻuicʻs) | գնչուներիցս (gnčʻunericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գնչուովս (gnčʻuovs) | գնչուներովս (gnčʻunerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գնչուդ (gnčʻud) | գնչուներդ (gnčʻunerd) | ||
| dative | գնչուիդ (gnčʻuid) | գնչուներիդ (gnčʻunerid) | ||
| ablative | գնչուիցդ (gnčʻuicʻd) | գնչուներիցդ (gnčʻunericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գնչուովդ (gnčʻuovd) | գնչուներովդ (gnčʻunerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
See also
- բոշա (boša)
References
- ^ 2002, in Anthropology & archeology of Eurasia: Volumes 41-42, page 20: " […] with the alloethnonym "Gnchu," on the contrary, we are dealing with the negative. […] The word "Gnchu" as an ethnonym to designate all Gypsies came into regular use in the nineteenth century, when the first research about Armenian Gypsies appeared. However, it never entered broad usage in Armenia and is not used as a name for "Armenian Gypsies." This term is no more acceptable to the Armenian Gypsies than the term "Bosha," and its widespread usage would offend them, inasmuch as it would draw a dividing line between them and the Armenians once and for all."
Old Armenian
Etymology
From գնչեմ (gnčʻem) + -ու (-u).
Adjective
գնչու • (gnčʻu)
- stammering, stuttering; lisping, speaking with imperfect articulation
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գնչու (gnčʻu) | գնչուք (gnčʻukʻ) | |
| genitive | գնչուի (gnčʻui) | գնչուաց (gnčʻuacʻ) | |
| dative | գնչուի (gnčʻui) | գնչուաց (gnčʻuacʻ) | |
| accusative | գնչու (gnčʻu) | գնչուս (gnčʻus) | |
| ablative | գնչուէ (gnčʻuē) | գնչուաց (gnčʻuacʻ) | |
| instrumental | գնչուաւ (gnčʻuaw) | գնչուաւք = գնչուօք (gnčʻuawkʻ = gnčʻuōkʻ) | |
| locative | գնչուի (gnčʻui) | գնչուս (gnčʻus) |
Descendants
- → Armenian: գնչու (gnčʻu)
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գնչու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գնչել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press