չէզոք

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• չեզոք (čʻezokʻ)
• չէզոտք (čʻēzotkʻ)

Etymology

չէ (čʻē) +‎ զ- (z-) +‎ ոք (okʻ)

Adjective

չէզոք • (čʻēzokʻ)

1. sexless, genderless, neither male nor female
2. neutral, indifferent
3. (grammar, of substantives) neuter
4. (grammar, of verbs) middle, mediopassive

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	չէզոք (čʻēzokʻ)		չէզոքք (čʻēzokʻkʻ)
genitive	չէզոքի (čʻēzokʻi)		չէզոքաց (čʻēzokʻacʻ)
dative	չէզոքի (čʻēzokʻi)		չէզոքաց (čʻēzokʻacʻ)
accusative	չէզոք (čʻēzokʻ)		չէզոքս (čʻēzokʻs)
ablative	չէզոքէ (čʻēzokʻē)		չէզոքաց (čʻēzokʻacʻ)
instrumental	չէզոքաւ (čʻēzokʻaw)		չէզոքաւք = չէզոքօք (čʻēzokʻawkʻ = čʻēzokʻōkʻ)
locative	չէզոքի (čʻēzokʻi)		չէզոքս (čʻēzokʻs)

Descendants

• → Armenian: չեզոք (čʻezokʻ)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 620a
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “եմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 25b
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “չէզոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 628
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “չէզոք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 575bc
• Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “չէզոք”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 373a
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “չէզոք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 586b