ցած

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian ցած (cʻac); see it for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ցած (cʻac) (superlative ամենացած)

  1. low

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

ցած (cʻac)

  1. lower part; bottom part

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ցած (cʻac)

  1. down; downwards
    ցած դնելcʻac dnelto put down
  2. low

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱadyo-, from *ḱad- (to fall). This is not accepted by Ačaṙyan, because Proto-Indo-European *ḱ- should yield ս- (s-).

Adjective[edit]

ցած (cʻac)

  1. low, lower
  2. (figuratively) humble, lowly, modest, moderate, mild, docile, good
  3. (figuratively) low, vile, abject, ignoble, base, mean, grovelling, worthless

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ցած (cʻac)

  1. downward
    ցած հայելովcʻac hayelovlooking down, modestly

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: ցած (cʻac), ցածր (cʻacr)

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