Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ասպականի (aspakani).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ասպականի (aspakani)

  1. (archaic) pack of hunting dogs

Declension edit

References edit

  • Gayayean, Yovhannēs Tʻ. (1983) “խումբ”, in Baṙaran Ganjaran Hayerēn Lezui [Dictionary Thesaurus of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 3rd edition, Beirut: Hamaskaïne W. Sethian Press, page 197
  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “ասպականի”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 118b
  • Sukʻiasyan, A. M. (1967) “խումբ”, in Aġayan Ē. B., Sewak G. G., editors, Hayocʻ lezvi homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 279b

Old Armenian edit

Etymology 1 edit

ասպակ (aspak) +‎ -անի (-ani)

Noun edit

ասպականի (aspakani)

  1. pack of hunting dogs
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Armenian: ասպականի (aspakani)

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Median *aspakanī, from Old Median *spakaniH (leading the dogs) from σπάκα (dog), whence ասպակ (aspak).

Noun edit

ասպականի (aspakani)

  1. huntsman, hunter (with dogs)
Declension edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ասպականի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ասպականի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ասպականի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1]‎[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 20