ոստ

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Armenian ոստ (ost).

Noun[edit]

ոստ (ost)

  1. branch, bough
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See Old Armenian ոստայն (ostayn).

Noun[edit]

ոստ (ost)

  1. (dialectal) the spun yarn collected around the spindle
Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos.

Noun[edit]

ոստ (ost)

  1. branch, bough (of a tree)
    ոստք մատանց ձեռինostkʻ matancʻ jeṙinthe fingers
  2. knot, joint (on a tree, whence the branches grow)
    ոստովք վարակեալostovkʻ varakealknotty, nodous, knobby, gnarly
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Armenian: ոստ (ost)
  • ? Old Georgian: შტო (šṭo)

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ոստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 387
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 80
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Noun[edit]

ոստ (ost)

  1. hill, height, hillock
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ոստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy