նաւակիկ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From նաւակ (nawak) +‎ -իկ (-ik).

Noun

նաւակիկ • (nawakik) indeclinable

1. small boat, skiff, cockboat

Usage notes

This double-diminutive noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by նաւակ (nawak).

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաւակիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաւակիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys