Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian սնունդ (snund).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

սնունդ (snund)

  1. food
    Synonyms: ուտելիք (utelikʻ), կերակուր (kerakur)
    անառողջ սնունդanaṙoġǰ snundjunk food
  2. nutrition, nourishment
  3. (figuratively) education, upbringing

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From սնանիմ (snanim) +‎ -ունդ (-und).

Noun edit

սնունդ (snund)

  1. nutrition, nourishment, alimentation
  2. nutriment, aliment, food, maintenance, subsistence
    տեղի սննդեան որբոցtełi snndean orbocʻorphan-house
  3. (figuratively) nurture, instruction, education

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: սնունդ (snund)

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սնունդ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սնունդ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy