Մեսրոպ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Մեսրոպ (Mesrop).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [mɛsˈɾɔp]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [mɛsˈɾɔb]
Proper noun
Մեսրոպ • (Mesrop)
- a male given name, Mesrop
- Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց ― Mesrop Maštocʿ ― Mesrop Mashtots (361-440), inventor of the Armenian alphabet
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Մեսրոպ (Mesrop) | |||
| dative | Մեսրոպի (Mesropi) | |||
| ablative | Մեսրոպից (Mesropicʿ) | |||
| instrumental | Մեսրոպով (Mesropov) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Մեսրոպը/Մեսրոպն (Mesropə/Mesropn) | |||
| dative | Մեսրոպին (Mesropin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Մեսրոպս (Mesrops) | |||
| dative | Մեսրոպիս (Mesropis) | |||
| ablative | Մեսրոպիցս (Mesropicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Մեսրոպովս (Mesropovs) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Մեսրոպդ (Mesropd) | |||
| dative | Մեսրոպիդ (Mesropid) | |||
| ablative | Մեսրոպիցդ (Mesropicʿd) | |||
| instrumental | Մեսրոպովդ (Mesropovd) | |||
| locative | — | |||
Derived terms
- Մեսրոպյան (Mesropyan)
- մեսրոպատառ (mesropataṙ)
- մեսրոպագիր (mesropagir)
- մեսրոպաշունչ (mesropašunčʿ)
- մեսրոպանիշ (mesropaniš)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- Մասրոպ (Masrop)
- Մեսրաւպ (Mesrawp)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Proper noun
Մեսրոպ • (Mesrop)
- a male given name
Declension
a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Մեսրոպ (Mesrop) |
| genitive | Մեսրոպայ (Mesropay) |
| dative | Մեսրոպայ (Mesropay) |
| accusative | Մեսրոպ (Mesrop) |
| ablative | Մեսրոպայ (Mesropay) |
| instrumental | Մեսրոպաւ (Mesropaw) |
| locative | Մեսրոպ (Mesrop) |
Derived terms
- մեսրոպեան (mesropean)
Descendants
- Armenian: Մեսրոպ (Mesrop)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Մեսրոպ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press