Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian կոտոր (kotor). Doublet of կտոր (ktor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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կոտոր (kotor)

  1. (rare) morsel, piece, fragment

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Adjective

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կոտոր (kotor) (superlative ամենակոտոր)

  1. broken

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1][2][3] Related to կտուր (ktur), -կտիր (-ktir) as in հատուկտիր (hatuktir), dialectal կոտր (kotr).[1][3]

Noun

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կոտոր (kotor)

  1. morsel, part, fragment, slice, bit, piece, lump
    կոտոր հացիkotor hacʻipiece of bread

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կոտոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 960
  3. 3.0 3.1 J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կոտոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կոտոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կոտոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy