քած
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian քած (kʻac).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /kʰat͡s/ [kʰɑt͡s] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /kad͡z/ [kʰɑd͡z] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Noun edit
քած • (kʻac)
- (colloquial) bitch (female dog)
- (colloquial) the female of some other animals
- (colloquial, offensive) bitch (woman)
- (colloquial, offensive) whore, slut
Declension edit
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | քած (kʻac) | քածեր (kʻacer) | ||
| dative | քածի (kʻaci) | քածերի (kʻaceri) | ||
| ablative | քածից (kʻacicʻ) | քածերից (kʻacericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | քածով (kʻacov) | քածերով (kʻacerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | քածը/քածն (kʻacə/kʻacn) | քածերը/քածերն (kʻacerə/kʻacern) | ||
| dative | քածին (kʻacin) | քածերին (kʻacerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | քածս (kʻacs) | քածերս (kʻacers) | ||
| dative | քածիս (kʻacis) | քածերիս (kʻaceris) | ||
| ablative | քածիցս (kʻacicʻs) | քածերիցս (kʻacericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | քածովս (kʻacovs) | քածերովս (kʻacerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | քածդ (kʻacd) | քածերդ (kʻacerd) | ||
| dative | քածիդ (kʻacid) | քածերիդ (kʻacerid) | ||
| ablative | քածիցդ (kʻacicʻd) | քածերիցդ (kʻacericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | քածովդ (kʻacovd) | քածերովդ (kʻacerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
A Northeast Caucasian borrowing: compare Lezgi кач (kač), Lak куча (kuča), Tsez кача (kača, “bitch”).
Noun edit
քած • (kʻac)
- bitch (female dog)
- the female of some other animals
- իշու քած ― išu kʻac ― she-donkey
- գայլի քած ― gayli kʻac ― she-wolf
Declension edit
i-type
Adjective edit
քած • (kʻac)
- female
- քած ինձ ― kʻac inj ― female leopard
Declension edit
i-type
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Armenian: քած (kʻac)
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քած”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քած”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քած”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press