Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wéy. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *my and Lithuanian mẽs.

Pronoun

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մեք (mekʻ)

  1. (personal) we
    մեք ինքնին, մեք մեզէնmekʻ inkʻnin, mekʻ mezēnourselves
    զի՛նչ մեք ողորմելիքսzínčʻ mekʻ ołormelikʻswhat poor creatures we are!

Usage notes

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The word has the following combining forms: մեր- (mer-), մեօք- (meōkʻ-) (rare).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մենք (menkʻ)

References

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