Վիրք

See also: վիրք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Վիրք (Virkʻ).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Վիրք • (Virkʻ)

1. (archaic) Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Վիրք (Virkʻ)
dative	Վիրքի (Virkʻi)
ablative	Վիրքից (Virkʻicʻ)
instrumental	Վիրքով (Virkʻov)
locative	Վիրքում (Virkʻum)
	definite forms
nominative	Վիրքը/Վիրքն (Virkʻə/Virkʻn)
dative	Վիրքին (Virkʻin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Վիրքս (Virkʻs)
dative	Վիրքիս (Virkʻis)
ablative	Վիրքիցս (Virkʻicʻs)
instrumental	Վիրքովս (Virkʻovs)
locative	Վիրքումս (Virkʻums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Վիրքդ (Virkʻd)
dative	Վիրքիդ (Virkʻid)
ablative	Վիրքիցդ (Virkʻicʻd)
instrumental	Վիրքովդ (Virkʻovd)
locative	Վիրքումդ (Virkʻumd)

Synonyms

• Վրաստան (Vrastan)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From վիրք (virkʻ, “the Georgians”).

Proper noun

Վիրք • (Virkʻ) pl

1. Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia)

Declension

a-type

	plural (plurale tantum)
nominative	Վիրք (Virkʻ)
genitive	Վրաց (Vracʻ)
dative	Վրաց (Vracʻ)
accusative	Վիրս (Virs)
ablative	Վրաց (Vracʻ)
instrumental	Վրաւք = Վրօք (Vrawkʻ = Vrōkʻ)
locative	Վիրս (Virs)

Descendants

• Armenian: Վիրք (Virkʻ)

References

• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Վիրք”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy