եղտիւր
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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]
r/ł-type
| 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