ծնօտ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ծնաւտ (cnawt), ծնոտ (cnot)
Etymology
The original spelling is ծնաւտ (cnawt), from earlier *ծին-աւտ (*cin-awt), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-.
Noun
ծնօտ • (cnōt)
- jaw
- ապտակ ածել ի ծնօտսն, հարկանել զծնօտս ուրուք ― aptak acel i cnōtsn, harkanel zcnōts urukʿ ― to slap the face, to box the ear
- Synonym: կլափն (klapʿn)
- (figuratively) an edge, brim of something
- (figuratively) decorations on such edge
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծնօտ (cnōt) | ծնօտք (cnōtkʿ) | |
| genitive | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտից (cnōticʿ) | |
| dative | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտից (cnōticʿ) | |
| accusative | ծնօտ (cnōt) | ծնօտս (cnōts) | |
| ablative | ծնօտէ (cnōtē) | ծնօտից (cnōticʿ) | |
| instrumental | ծնօտիւ (cnōtiw) | ծնօտիւք (cnōtiwkʿ) | |
| locative | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտս (cnōts) |
Derived terms
- երկայնածնօտ (erkaynacnōt)
- ծնօտաքակ (cnōtakʿak)
Descendants
- Armenian: ծնոտ (cnot)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ծնօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ծնօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press