չէզոք

չէզոք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• չեզոք (čʿezokʿ)
• չէզոտք (čʿēzotkʿ)

Etymology

չէ (čʿē) +‎ զ- (z-) +‎ ոք (okʿ)

Adjective

չէզոք • (čʿēzokʿ)

1. sexless, genderless, neither male nor female
2. neutral, indifferent
3. (grammar, of substantives) neuter
4. (grammar, of verbs) middle, mediopassive

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	չէզոք (čʿēzokʿ)		չէզոքք (čʿēzokʿkʿ)
genitive	չէզոքի (čʿēzokʿi)		չէզոքաց (čʿēzokʿacʿ)
dative	չէզոքի (čʿēzokʿi)		չէզոքաց (čʿēzokʿacʿ)
accusative	չէզոք (čʿēzokʿ)		չէզոքս (čʿēzokʿs)
ablative	չէզոքէ (čʿēzokʿē)		չէզոքաց (čʿēzokʿacʿ)
instrumental	չէզոքաւ (čʿēzokʿaw)		չէզոքաւք = չէզոքօք (čʿēzokʿawkʿ = čʿēzokʿōkʿ)
locative	չէզոքի (čʿēzokʿi)		չէզոքս (čʿēzokʿs)

Descendants

• → Armenian: չեզոք (čʿezokʿ)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “ոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 620a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “եմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 25b
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “չէզոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 628
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “չէզոք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 575bc
• Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “չէզոք”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 373a
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “չէզոք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 586b