աւետիք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• աւետիս (awetis) — post-Classical

Etymology

From աւետեմ (awetem) +‎ -իք (-ikʻ).

Noun

աւետիք • (awetikʻ) pl

1. good news, notification of good news

   երկիր աւետեաց ― erkir aweteacʻ ― land of promise

   աւետիս տալ ― awetis tal ― to give, to bring good news, to announce

   տօն աւետեաց ― tōn aweteacʻ ― Lady-day

2. promise of reward

Declension

o-a-type

	plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative	աւետիք (awetikʻ)
genitive	աւետեաց (aweteacʻ)
dative	աւետեաց (aweteacʻ)
accusative	աւետիս (awetis)
ablative	աւետեաց (aweteacʻ)
instrumental	աւետեաւք = աւետեօք (aweteawkʻ = aweteōkʻ)
locative	աւետիս (awetis)

Descendants

• Armenian: ավետիք (avetikʻ), ավետիս (avetis)

References

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւետիք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աւետիք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy