կեցցե

Armenian

Alternative forms

• կեցցէ (kecʻcʻē) — traditional orthography

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կեցցէ (kecʻcʻē, “let he/she/it live”), 3rd person subjunctive aorist tense of կեամ (keam, “to live”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ket͡sʰˈt͡sʰe/, [ket̚t͡sʰé]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɡet͡sˈt͡se/, [ɡet̚t͡sʰé]

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Interjection

կեցցե • (kecʻcʻe)

1. long live! hail to! hoorah (for)!

Related terms

• կեցցես (kecʻcʻes)