Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բորբոս (borbos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բորբոս (borbos)

  1. mold
  2. mildew
    Synonyms: չոռ (čʻoṙ), միլդյու (mildyu)

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բորբոս (borbos) բորբոսներ (borbosner)
dative բորբոսի (borbosi) բորբոսների (borbosneri)
ablative բորբոսից (borbosicʻ) բորբոսներից (borbosnericʻ)
instrumental բորբոսով (borbosov) բորբոսներով (borbosnerov)
locative բորբոսում (borbosum) բորբոսներում (borbosnerum)
definite forms
nominative բորբոսը/բորբոսն (borbosə/borbosn) բորբոսները/բորբոսներն (borbosnerə/borbosnern)
dative բորբոսին (borbosin) բորբոսներին (borbosnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բորբոսս (borboss) բորբոսներս (borbosners)
dative բորբոսիս (borbosis) բորբոսներիս (borbosneris)
ablative բորբոսիցս (borbosicʻs) բորբոսներիցս (borbosnericʻs)
instrumental բորբոսովս (borbosovs) բորբոսներովս (borbosnerovs)
locative բորբոսումս (borbosums) բորբոսներումս (borbosnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բորբոսդ (borbosd) բորբոսներդ (borbosnerd)
dative բորբոսիդ (borbosid) բորբոսներիդ (borbosnerid)
ablative բորբոսիցդ (borbosicʻd) բորբոսներիցդ (borbosnericʻd)
instrumental բորբոսովդ (borbosovd) բորբոսներովդ (borbosnerovd)
locative բորբոսումդ (borbosumd) բորբոսներումդ (borbosnerumd)

Descendants

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  • Northern Kurdish: perpos
  • Turkish: pırpoz, porpuz

See also

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Further reading

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  • Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 70, page 30

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Likely connected with բորբ (borb), բորբոք (borbokʻ).[1][2]

Noun

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բորբոս (borbos)

  1. mold

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “բորբոս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 507bc, connecting with բոր (bor), բոյս (boys) and բորբոք (borbokʻ)
  2. ^ Pisani, Vittore (1944) “Armenische Studien. I. Zur armenischen Etymologie”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung[1] (in German), volume 68, number 3/4, page 162 of 157–177

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “բորբոս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 476–477, unknown origin
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “բորբոս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 137a, trying to connect with բերեմ (berem)
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բորբոս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy