Զևս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Զեւս (Zews).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /zefs/, [zefs]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /zefs/, [zefs]

Proper noun

Զևս • (Zews)

1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Զևս (Zews)
dative	Զևսի (Zewsi)
ablative	Զևսից (Zewsicʻ)
instrumental	Զևսով (Zewsov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Զևսը/Զևսն (Zewsə/Zewsn)
dative	Զևսին (Zewsin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Զևսս (Zewss)
dative	Զևսիս (Zewsis)
ablative	Զևսիցս (Zewsicʻs)
instrumental	Զևսովս (Zewsovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Զևսդ (Zewsd)
dative	Զևսիդ (Zewsid)
ablative	Զևսիցդ (Zewsicʻd)
instrumental	Զևսովդ (Zewsovd)
locative	—

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 60

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

Proper noun

Զևս • (Zews)

1. (Greek mythology) Zeus

Declension

i-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Զևս (Zews)
genitive	Զևսի (Zewsi)
dative	Զևսի (Zewsi)
accusative	Զևս (Zews)
ablative	Զևսէ (Zewsē)
instrumental	Զևսիւ (Zewsiw)
locative	Զևսի (Zewsi)

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Զևս (Zews)
genitive	Զևսայ (Zewsay)
dative	Զևսայ (Zewsay)
accusative	Զևս (Zews)
ablative	Զևսայ (Zewsay)
instrumental	Զևսաւ (Zewsaw)
locative	Զևս (Zews)

Descendants

• Armenian: Զևս (Zews)