Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian նուիրակ (nuirak).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

նվիրակ (nvirak) (traditional orthography spelling նուիրակ)

  1. legate of the catholicos
  2. nuncio of the pope
  3. envoy of a monastery sent to collect gifts or first fruits
  4. (historical, Ancient Rome) legate

Declension edit

References edit

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “նվիրակ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan