See also: Ավագ

Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian աւագ (awag). The military rank sense is a semantic loan from Russian старшина́ (staršiná).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ավագ (avag) (superlative ամենաավագ)

  1. older, elder, senior
    ավագ եղբայրavag eġbayrelder brother
    ավագ շաբաթavag šabatʿ(Christianity) Holy Week, Holy Saturday
    ավագ երկուշաբթիavag erkušabtʿi(Christianity) Holy Monday
    ավագ երեկշաբթիavag erekšabtʿi(Christianity) Holy Tuesday
    ավագ չորեքշաբթիavag čʿorekʿšabtʿi(Christianity) Holy Wednesday
    ավագ հինգշաբթիavag hingšabtʿi(Christianity) Holy Thursday
    ավագ ուրբաթavag urbatʿ(Christianity) Good Friday
  2. chief, senior
    ավագ մասնագետavag masnagetsenior specialist
  3. main, principal, first
    ավագ դուռ կամ մուտքavag duṙ kam mutkʿ(church architecture) main entrance

Declension edit

Noun edit

ավագ (avag)

  1. elder
  2. (sports) captain
  3. (military) a rank in the Armenian Armed Forces equivalent to Russian старшина́ (staršiná)

Declension edit

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