եղտիւր
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin. Martirosyan tentatively suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sél-e/os- with Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh-meadow”) and Sanskrit सरस् (sáras-, “lake, pool”) as cognates.
Noun
[edit]եղտիւր • (ełtiwr)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | եղտիւր (ełtiwr) | եղտերք (ełterkʻ) |
| genitive | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերաց (ełteracʻ) |
| dative | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերաց (ełteracʻ) |
| accusative | եղտիւր (ełtiwr) | եղտերս (ełters) |
| ablative | եղտերէ (ełterē) | եղտերաց (ełteracʻ) |
| instrumental | եղտերբ (ełterb) | եղտերաւք = եղտերօք (ełterawkʻ = ełterōkʻ) |
| locative | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերս (ełters) |
an alternative plural genitive եղտիւրաց (ełtiwracʻ) is attested post-classically
Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: եղտյուր (eġtyur)
References
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղտիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եղտիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եղտիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 253