գիրգ
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գիրգ (girg).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ɡiɹɡ/ [ɡiɹɡ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /kiɹk/ [kʰiɹkʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Adjective edit
գիրգ • (girg) (superlative ամենագիրգ)
Declension edit
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիրգ (girg) | գիրգեր (girger) | ||
| dative | գիրգի (girgi) | գիրգերի (girgeri) | ||
| ablative | գիրգից (girgicʻ) | գիրգերից (girgericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գիրգով (girgov) | գիրգերով (girgerov) | ||
| locative | գիրգում (girgum) | գիրգերում (girgerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գիրգը/գիրգն (girgə/girgn) | գիրգերը/գիրգերն (girgerə/girgern) | ||
| dative | գիրգին (girgin) | գիրգերին (girgerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գիրգս (girgs) | գիրգերս (girgers) | ||
| dative | գիրգիս (girgis) | գիրգերիս (girgeris) | ||
| ablative | գիրգիցս (girgicʻs) | գիրգերիցս (girgericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գիրգովս (girgovs) | գիրգերովս (girgerovs) | ||
| locative | գիրգումս (girgums) | գիրգերումս (girgerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գիրգդ (girgd) | գիրգերդ (girgerd) | ||
| dative | գիրգիդ (girgid) | գիրգերիդ (girgerid) | ||
| ablative | գիրգիցդ (girgicʻd) | գիրգերիցդ (girgericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գիրգովդ (girgovd) | գիրգերովդ (girgerovd) | ||
| locative | գիրգումդ (girgumd) | գիրգերումդ (girgerumd) | ||
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
The origin is unknown.[1][2] See գուրգուրել (gurgurel).
Adjective edit
գիրգ • (girg)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: գիրգ (girg)
References edit
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գիրգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գիրգ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
Further reading edit
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գիրգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գիրգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy