սեր

      Armenian

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      սեր  (ser)

      1. cream
      Declension

      Etymology 2

      From Old Armenian սէր (sēr), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyro-, grown from *ḱey- (to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved). Closest cognates are Old Norse hýrr (pleasant, friendly), Old English hēore (pleasant, mild) and German geheuer (secure, safe). Further cognates include Sanskrit क्षेति (kṣeti), Ancient Greek κεῖμαι (to lie), κοίτη (bed), Latin civis, Old Church Slavonic сѣмь (Russian семья) and Old English hām (English home).

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      սեր  (ser)

      1. love
      2. affection, caring
      Declension
      • The irregular genitive սիրո (siro) is a remnant of Old Armenian o-type declension: see it in սէր (sēr).
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      Last modified on 15 June 2013, at 03:49