Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian գտանք (gtankʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

գտանք (gtankʻ)

  1. the act of finding or discovering
  2. invention, fiction

Declension edit

References edit

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “գտանք”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

գտանեմ (gtanem) +‎ (-kʻ)

Noun edit

գտանք (gtankʻpl

  1. the act of finding or inventing
  2. fiction, invention
    բանք գտանքbankʻ gtankʻfiction, fable

Declension edit

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գտանք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գտանք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “գտանք”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press