ցօղ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The original spelling is ցաւղ (cʿawł), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skeHt(t)lo-, from *skeHt- (to spring, to leap), whence Latin scateō (to gush forth, swarm).[1]

Noun[edit]

ցօղ (cʿōł)

  1. dew
    շիթ ցօղոյšitʿ cʿōłoydew-drop
    ցօղ քաղցրածաւալcʿōł kʿałcʿracawalthe gently-falling dew
    ցօղ քաղցրութեանcʿōł kʿałcʿrutʿeanthe benign dew

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: ցող (cʿoġ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 37

Further reading[edit]

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