ցեց
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian ցեց (cʿecʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡sʰɛt͡sʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡sʰɛt͡sʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Noun
ցեց • (cʿecʿ)
- moth
- Synonym: մղմող (młmoł)
- a kind of skin disease
- (figuratively) something or someone who oppresses, exploits, consumes or spoils something or someone
- (figuratively) restless person
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ցեց (cʿecʿ) | ցեցեր (cʿecʿer) | ||
| dative | ցեցի (cʿecʿi) | ցեցերի (cʿecʿeri) | ||
| ablative | ցեցից (cʿecʿicʿ) | ցեցերից (cʿecʿericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | ցեցով (cʿecʿov) | ցեցերով (cʿecʿerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ցեցը/ցեցն (cʿecʿə/cʿecʿn) | ցեցերը/ցեցերն (cʿecʿerə/cʿecʿern) | ||
| dative | ցեցին (cʿecʿin) | ցեցերին (cʿecʿerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ցեցս (cʿecʿs) | ցեցերս (cʿecʿers) | ||
| dative | ցեցիս (cʿecʿis) | ցեցերիս (cʿecʿeris) | ||
| ablative | ցեցիցս (cʿecʿicʿs) | ցեցերիցս (cʿecʿericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | ցեցովս (cʿecʿovs) | ցեցերովս (cʿecʿerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ցեցդ (cʿecʿd) | ցեցերդ (cʿecʿerd) | ||
| dative | ցեցիդ (cʿecʿid) | ցեցերիդ (cʿecʿerid) | ||
| ablative | ցեցիցդ (cʿecʿicʿd) | ցեցերիցդ (cʿecʿericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | ցեցովդ (cʿecʿovd) | ցեցերովդ (cʿecʿerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Similar words for moth are found in neighbouring languages: Udi цӏецӏ (c̣ec̣), Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁ic₁-, Akkadian 𒌨𒈨 (sāsu), Classical Syriac ܣܣܐ (sāsā), Ancient Greek σής (sḗs) etc. The Armenian is often considered a Semitic borrowing, even though Semitic s is incompatible with Armenian ց (cʿ). To overcome this problem, Ačaṙean assumes derivation from Akkadian 𒍝𒀀𒍮 (ṣāṣu), a supposed emphatic form of the more common 𒌨𒈨 (/sāsu/); however, the existence of this alternative emphatic form found in Muss-Arnolt but not in more recent references is in doubt.
We may be dealing with independent expressive formations for insects in various languages, like in the case of ճճի (čči).
Noun
ցեց • (cʿecʿ)
- moth
- (pathology) herpes
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ցեց (cʿecʿ) | ցեցք (cʿecʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | ցեցոյ (cʿecʿoy) | ցեցոց (cʿecʿocʿ) | |
| dative | ցեցոյ (cʿecʿoy) | ցեցոց (cʿecʿocʿ) | |
| accusative | ցեց (cʿecʿ) | ցեցս (cʿecʿs) | |
| ablative | ցեցոյ (cʿecʿoy) | ցեցոց (cʿecʿocʿ) | |
| instrumental | ցեցով (cʿecʿov) | ցեցովք (cʿecʿovkʿ) | |
| locative | ցեց (cʿecʿ) | ցեցս (cʿecʿs) |
Derived terms
- ցեցակեր (cʿecʿaker)
- ցեցակերեալ (cʿecʿakereal)
- ցեցամէց (cʿecʿamēcʿ)
Descendants
- Armenian: ցեց (cʿecʿ)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “ցեց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 453–454
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ցեց”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1892), “Die semitischen Lehnwörter im Altarmenischen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 46, page 251
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 317
- Muss-Arnolt, William (1905) A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, volume II, Berlin: Reuther & Reichard, page 887b
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*miʒ_Ă / *ʒ_imiʒĂ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 939
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ցեց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Schulze, Wolfgang (2001) The Udi Gospels: Annotated Text, Etymological Index, Lemmatized Concordance (Languages of the World/Text Library; 5), Munich: Lincom Europa, page 264b
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 52