աճիւն
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂Hs-g-y-, enlarged from *h₂eHs-, + -իւն (-iwn).[1][2][3]
Noun
աճիւն • (ačiwn)
- ashes (remains of a fire)
- յաճիւն դարձուցանել՝ դատել ― yačiwn darjucʿanel, datel ― to reduce to ashes
- ashes (human remains)
Declension
n-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճեան (ačean) |
| dative | աճեան (ačean) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնէ (ačiwnē) |
| instrumental | աճեամբ (ačeamb) |
| locative | աճեան (ačean) |
o-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| dative | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| instrumental | աճիւնով (ačiwnov) |
| locative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
i-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
| dative | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնէ (ačiwnē) |
| instrumental | աճիւնիւ (ačiwniw) |
| locative | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
| a singular genitive աճենի (ačeni) is also attested | |
Derived terms
- աճիւնախառն (ačiwnaxaṙn)
- աճիւնանամ (ačiwnanam)
- աճիւնացուցանեմ (ačiwnacʿucʿanem)
Descendants
- → Armenian: աճյուն (ačyun) (learned)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աճիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-իւն”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
Further reading
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աճիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աճիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy