տեր

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian տէր (tēr).

Pronunciation

Noun

տեր (ter)

  1. owner, proprietor
    ես այս գրքի տերն եմes ays grkʻi tern emI am the owner of this book
  2. lord, master
  3. (capitalized) God, the Lord; Jesus
  4. father (form of address to a priest)
    տեր Հովհաննեսter Hovhannesfather John

Usage notes

Often appended to the surnames of priests, e.g. Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan).

Declension

Derived terms