Ճապոնիա
Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom a European language: compare obsolete English Japonia, New Latin Japonia, Italian Giappone. Transliterated into Armenian following Western Armenian pronunciation of the letter ճ (č), which is [d͡ʒ], as in Ճավա (Čava), Ճամայկա (Čamayka), Ճենովա (Čenova), ճիզվիտ (čizvit).
Pronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑˈponiɑ/, [t͡ʃɑpóni(j)ɑ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑˈboniɑ/, [d͡ʒɑbóni(j)ɑ]
Proper noun
editՃապոնիա • (Čaponia)
Declension
edit i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
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nominative | Ճապոնիա (Čaponia) | |||
dative | Ճապոնիայի (Čaponiayi) | |||
ablative | Ճապոնիայից (Čaponiayicʻ) | |||
instrumental | Ճապոնիայով (Čaponiayov) | |||
locative | Ճապոնիայում (Čaponiayum) | |||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | Ճապոնիան (Čaponian) | |||
dative | Ճապոնիային (Čaponiayin) | |||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | Ճապոնիաս (Čaponias) | |||
dative | Ճապոնիայիս (Čaponiayis) | |||
ablative | Ճապոնիայիցս (Čaponiayicʻs) | |||
instrumental | Ճապոնիայովս (Čaponiayovs) | |||
locative | Ճապոնիայումս (Čaponiayums) | |||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | Ճապոնիադ (Čaponiad) | |||
dative | Ճապոնիայիդ (Čaponiayid) | |||
ablative | Ճապոնիայիցդ (Čaponiayicʻd) | |||
instrumental | Ճապոնիայովդ (Čaponiayovd) | |||
locative | Ճապոնիայումդ (Čaponiayumd) |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book][1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 55
- Ճապոնիա on the Armenian Wikipedia.Wikipedia hy