Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

շունչ (šunčʿ) +‎ -աւոր (-awor)

Adjective edit

շնչաւոր (šnčʿawor)

  1. respiring, breathing, living, animal
    շնչաւոր գործիքšnčʿawor gorcikʿwind instruments
  2. (figuratively) carnal, sensual, gross
  3. spiritual

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: շնչավոր (šnčʿavor)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “շնչաւոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “շնչաւոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy