որքիւն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- երքոյն (erkʿoyn)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Noun
որքիւն • (orkʿiwn)
- (pathology) herpes
Usage notes
As shown by Ačaṙyan, the singular nominative form *որքին (*orkʿin) supposed by Old Armenian dictionaries is a wrong back-formation from որքինոտ (orkʿinot), a misspelling of *որքիւնոտ (*orkʿiwnot).
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | որքիւն (orkʿiwn) | որքիւնք (orkʿiwnkʿ) | |
| genitive | որքեան (orkʿean) | որքեանց (orkʿeancʿ) | |
| dative | որքեան (orkʿean) | որքեանց (orkʿeancʿ) | |
| accusative | որքիւն (orkʿiwn) | որքիւնս (orkʿiwns) | |
| ablative | որքիւնէ (orkʿiwnē) | որքեանց (orkʿeancʿ) | |
| instrumental | որքեամբ (orkʿeamb) | որքեամբք (orkʿeambkʿ) | |
| locative | որքեան (orkʿean) | որքիւնս (orkʿiwns) | |
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Derived terms
- երքունոտ (erkʿunot)
- որքիւնոտ (orkʿiwnot)
Descendants
- Armenian: որքին (orkʿin)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “որքիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “որքին”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “որքիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy