Armenian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Armenian լուծ (luc).

Noun edit

լուծ (luc)

  1. yoke, harness
  2. (figuratively) yoke, subjection, slavery, bondage
  3. a pair of oxen yoked together
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Armenian լուծ (luc, diarrhea), from լուծել (lucel), լուծանել (lucanel, to loosen (of bowels); to purge), from Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem).

Noun edit

լուծ (luc)

  1. diarrhea
    Synonyms: փորլուծ (pʻorluc), (obsolete) իսհալ (ishal)
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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Armenian *y/luǵo-, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. The initial l- is due to the influence of լուծանեմ (lucanem).

Noun edit

լուծ (luc)

  1. yoke
    լուծանել, բառնալ զլուծlucanel, baṙnal zlucto unharness; to take off the yoke
  2. a pair of oxen under yoke
    լուծք եզանցluckʻ ezancʻyoke of oxen
  3. (figuratively) burden, yoke, subjection, slavery, bondage
    լուծ իմ քաղցր է եւ բեռն իմ փոքրոգիluc im kʻałcʻr ē ew beṙn im pʻokʻrogimy yoke is easy and my burden light
    աունուլ զլուծ կրօնաւորական կարգիaunul zluc krōnaworakan kargito take the cowl (monk), to take the veil (nun), to pronounce the vows, to become a monk or nun
    մտանել ընդ լծով ամուսնութեանmtanel ənd lcov amusnutʻeanto bear the yoke of matrimony
    ընդ լըծով արկանելənd ləcov arkanelto place under the yoke; (fig.) to subject, to reduce to slavery
    խոնարհել ընդ լծովxonarhel ənd lcovto bend under the yoke; (fig.) to submit tamely to slavery
    ընդ լծով կալ, ընդ լծով ծառայութեան մտանելənd lcov kal, ənd lcov caṙayutʻean mtanelto pass under the yoke, to become a vassal, or tributary
    ընկենուլ, թօթափել, նշկահել զլուծ, ի բաց ընկենուլ զլուծնənkenul, tʻōtʻapʻel, nškahel zluc, i bacʻ ənkenul zlucnto throw off the yoke, to slip the collar
    զերծանիլ ի լծոյzercanil i lcoyto be freed
  4. pair, couple
    լուծքluckʻa pair
    լուծ լուծluc lucin pairs
  5. even number
  6. beam of the balance of which the scales are suspended; scale, pan
    լուծ կշռոցluc kšṙocʻpair of scales; beam of a balance
    բառնալ ինչ ի լուծ կշռոցbaṙnal inčʻ i luc kšṙocʻto weigh with scales
  7. (astronomy) Libra
  8. (nautical) rib of a ship

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Armenian: լուծ (luc)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լուծ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լուծ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լուծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 70