հոսանք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հոսանք (hosankʿ); see below.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [hoˈsɑnkʰ]

Noun

հոսանք  (hosankʿ)

  1. current, stream
  2. flow
  3. (physics) current

Declension

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From հոսեմ +‎ -անք.

Noun

հոսանք  (hosankʿ) pl  (plural genitive հոսանաց)

  1. stream of water, watercourse
    հոսանս ջուրց իջուցին աչք իմ (hosans ǰurcʿ iǰucʿin ačʿkʿ im) — my eyes have become water-brooks, my eyes run down with rivers of water
  2. (by extension) flow
    հոսանք Հոգւոյն (hosankʿ Hogwoyn) — the gifts of the Spirit
    հոսանք հրոյ (hosankʿ hroy) — volcanic eruption; torrent of flame
    հոսանք չարեաց (hosankʿ čʿareacʿ) — a torrent of ills
  3. waterfall

Declension

Descendants

References

  • հոսանք in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • հոսանք in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
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