Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian գգուել (gguel).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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գգվել (ggvel) (traditional orthography spelling գգուել)

  1. to caress, to stroke
  2. to cuddle, to embrace
  3. to console, to comfort, to appease

Inflection

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declension of the nominalized infinitive, u-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative գգվել (ggvel)
dative գգվելու (ggvelu)
ablative գգվելուց (ggvelucʻ)
instrumental գգվելով (ggvelov)
locative գգվելում (ggvelum)
definite forms
nominative գգվելը/գգվելն (ggvelə/ggveln)
dative գգվելուն (ggvelun)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գգվելս (ggvels)
dative գգվելուս (ggvelus)
ablative գգվելուցս (ggvelucʻs)
instrumental գգվելովս (ggvelovs)
locative գգվելումս (ggvelums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գգվելդ (ggveld)
dative գգվելուդ (ggvelud)
ablative գգվելուցդ (ggvelucʻd)
instrumental գգվելովդ (ggvelovd)
locative գգվելումդ (ggvelumd)
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