եղտիւր
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- աղտեւր (ałtewr), աղտիւր (ałtiwr), եղտեւր (ełtewr)
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Martirosyan tentatively suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sél-e/os- with Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh-meadow”) and Sanskrit सरस् (sáras-, “lake, pool”) as cognates.
Noun
եղտիւր • (ełtiwr)
- marsh-meadow, swamp, moist or irrigated place
- Synonym: ճահիճ (čahič)
Declension
r/ł-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | եղտիւր (ełtiwr) | եղտերք (ełterkʿ) | |
genitive | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերաց (ełteracʿ) | |
dative | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերաց (ełteracʿ) | |
accusative | եղտիւր (ełtiwr) | եղտերս (ełters) | |
ablative | եղտերէ (ełterē) | եղտերաց (ełteracʿ) | |
instrumental | եղտերբ (ełterb) | եղտերաւք = եղտերօք (ełterawkʿ = ełterōkʿ) | |
locative | եղտեր (ełter) | եղտերս (ełters) | |
an alternative plural genitive եղտիւրաց (ełtiwracʿ) is attested post-classically |
Descendants
- → Armenian: եղտյուր (ełtyur)
References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “եղտիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “եղտիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “եղտիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 253