գոչիւն

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From գոչեմ (gočʻem) +‎ -իւն (-iwn).

Noun

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գոչիւն (gočʻiwn) indeclinable

  1. clamour, great cry, crash, noise, voice, exclamation
  2. hue and cry, uproar
  3. bellowing, roar

Usage notes

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This noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by the synonym գոչումն (gočʻumn) or by the infinitive participle of the corresponding verb, գոչել (gočʻel), and then declined.

Descendants

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  • Armenian: գոչյուն (gočʻyun)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոչիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գոչիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys