Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կիթ (kitʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կիթ (kitʻ)

  1. milking

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. The word կութ (kutʻ) is another form of this.

Noun edit

կիթ (kitʻ)

  1. product derived from domestic animals (milk, butter, eggs, etc.)
    հաւու կիթhawu kitʻegg
  2. the act of collecting these products; the act of milking
  3. Alternative form of կութ (kutʻ)
    կիթքkitʻkʻthe vintage

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կիթ (kitʻ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կիթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կիթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կիթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press