Եփեսոս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Եփեսոս (Epʻesos).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /jepʰeˈsos/, [jepʰesós]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /jepeˈsos/, [jepʰesós]

Proper noun

Եփեսոս • (Epʻesos)

1. Ephesus (ancient Greek city in modern İzmir Province, Turkey)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)
dative	Եփեսոսի (Epʻesosi)
ablative	Եփեսոսից (Epʻesosicʻ)
instrumental	Եփեսոսով (Epʻesosov)
locative	Եփեսոսում (Epʻesosum)
	definite forms
nominative	Եփեսոսը/Եփեսոսն (Epʻesosə/Epʻesosn)
dative	Եփեսոսին (Epʻesosin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Եփեսոսս (Epʻesoss)
dative	Եփեսոսիս (Epʻesosis)
ablative	Եփեսոսիցս (Epʻesosicʻs)
instrumental	Եփեսոսովս (Epʻesosovs)
locative	Եփեսոսումս (Epʻesosums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Եփեսոսդ (Epʻesosd)
dative	Եփեսոսիդ (Epʻesosid)
ablative	Եփեսոսիցդ (Epʻesosicʻd)
instrumental	Եփեսոսովդ (Epʻesosovd)
locative	Եփեսոսումդ (Epʻesosumd)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 55

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Proper noun

Եփեսոս • (Epʻesos)

1. Ephesus (ancient Greek city in modern İzmir Province, Turkey)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)
genitive	Եփեսեայ (Epʻeseay)
dative	Եփեսեայ (Epʻeseay)
accusative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)
ablative	Եփեսեայ (Epʻeseay)
instrumental	Եփեսեաւ (Epʻeseaw)
locative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)

i-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)
genitive	Եփեսոսի (Epʻesosi)
dative	Եփեսոսի (Epʻesosi)
accusative	Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)
ablative	Եփեսոսէ (Epʻesosē)
instrumental	Եփեսոսիւ (Epʻesosiw)
locative	Եփեսոսի (Epʻesosi)

Descendants

• Armenian: Եփեսոս (Epʻesos)

References

• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Եփեսոս”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[2] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy