Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ցած (cʻac); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ցած (cʻac) (superlative ամենացած)

  1. low

Declension edit

Noun edit

ցած (cʻac)

  1. lower part; bottom part

Declension edit

Adverb edit

ցած (cʻac)

  1. down; downwards
    ցած դնելcʻac dnelto put down
  2. low

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain.

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱadyo-, from *ḱad- (to fall). This is not accepted by Ačaṙyan, because Proto-Indo-European *ḱ- should yield ս- (s-).

Adjective edit

ցած (cʻac)

  1. low, lower
  2. (figuratively) humble, lowly, modest, moderate, mild, docile, good
  3. (figuratively) low, vile, abject, ignoble, base, mean, grovelling, worthless

Declension edit

Adverb edit

ցած (cʻac)

  1. downward
    ցած հայելովcʻac hayelovlooking down, modestly

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ցած (cʻac), ցածր (cʻacr)

References edit