ոյծ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-. Cognates include Latvian auksts (“cold”) and Old Irish úar (“cold”).
Adjective
ոյծ • (oyc)
- cold, cool
- separated
Adverb
ոյծ • (oyc)
- apart, aside
Noun
ոյծ • (oyc)
- (in the plural) hiatus, gap, chasm
- (figuratively, in the plural) coldness (lack of affection or enthusiasm)
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | ոյծ (oyc) | ոյծք (oyckʿ) | |
genitive | ոյծի (oyci) | ? (?) | |
dative | ոյծի (oyci) | ? (?) | |
accusative | ոյծ (oyc) | ոյծս (oycs) | |
ablative | ոյծէ (oycē) | ? (?) | |
instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
locative | ոյծի (oyci) | ոյծս (oycs) | |
the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension |
Derived terms
- ուծակեր (ucaker)
- ուծանամ (ucanam)
- ուծացուցանեմ (ucacʿucʿanem)
- ուծութիւն (ucutʿiwn)
Descendants
- Armenian: ույծ (uyc), ույծք (uyckʿ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ոյծ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ոյծ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ոյծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press