պիտոյք

Old Armenian

Etymology

Either formed as պիտոյ (pitoy) +‎ -ք (-kʻ) or as պէտ (pēt) +‎ -ոյք (-oykʻ).

Noun

պիտոյք • (pitoykʻ) pl

1. want, indigence, necessity
2. the needful

Declension

i-type

	plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative	պիտոյք (pitoykʻ)
genitive	պիտոյից (pitoyicʻ)
dative	պիտոյից (pitoyicʻ)
accusative	պիտոյս (pitoys)
ablative	պիտոյից (pitoyicʻ)
instrumental	պիտոյիւք (pitoyiwkʻ)
locative	պիտոյս (pitoys)

Descendants

• Armenian: պիտույք (pituykʻ)

References

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