Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղեցիկ (gełecʻik).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

գեղեցիկ (geġecʻik) (superlative ամենագեղեցիկ)

  1. beautiful; handsome
    Synonyms: սիրուն (sirun), (dialectal) ղաշանգ (ġašang)

Declension edit

Adverb edit

գեղեցիկ (geġecʻik)

  1. beautifully

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From գեղ (geł) +‎ -եցիկ (-ecʻik).

Adjective edit

գեղեցիկ (gełecʻik)

  1. handsome, pretty, genteel, gallant, agreeable, smiling, graceful, cheerful; polite, becoming, proper, decent, light, elegant, happy, good
    գեղեցիկ դպրութիւնքgełecʻik dprutʻiwnkʻfine letters

Declension edit

Adverb edit

գեղեցիկ (gełecʻik)

  1. well, very well, prettily, politely, decently
  2. bravely, excellently, gallantly

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: գեղեցիկ (geġecʻik) (learned)

References edit

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