Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կաթիլ (katʻil).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կաթիլ (katʻil)

  1. drop, droplet (of a liquid)
    կաթիլ առ կաթիլkatʻil aṙ katʻildrop by drop
  2. (figuratively) a drop (of), a bit (of), a grain (of), a little (of)

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From կաթ (katʻ) +‎ -իլ (-il).

Noun edit

կաթիլ (katʻil)

  1. drop
    կաթիլ առ կաթիլkatʻil aṙ katʻildrop by drop

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կաթիլ (katʻil)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կաթիլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կաթիլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կաթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press