բրէտ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰor- (“to hum, buzz”), whence also բոռ (boṙ); see there for more.[1][2]
Noun
բրէտ • (brēt)
- wasp
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բրէտ (brēt) | բրէտք (brētkʿ) | |
| genitive | բրիտի (briti) | բրիտաց (britacʿ) | |
| dative | բրիտի (briti) | բրիտաց (britacʿ) | |
| accusative | բրէտ (brēt) | բրէտս (brēts) | |
| ablative | բրիտէ (britē) | բրիտաց (britacʿ) | |
| instrumental | բրիտաւ (britaw) | բրիտաւք = բրիտօք (britawkʿ = britōkʿ) | |
| locative | բրիտի (briti) | բրէտս (brēts) |
Synonyms
- իշամեղու (išamełu)
Related terms
- բոռ (boṙ)
- բորեղ (boreł)
Descendants
- Armenian:
- Literary: բրետ (bret)
- Dialectal: պրետ (pret) – Moks[3]
- → Georgian: ბრეტი (breṭi)[3]
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “բոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 472–473
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “բրէտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 492c
Further reading
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “բրէտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 518c
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բրէտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 108a