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ցոյց

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewsḱ-, grown from *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive; to observe”).

Noun

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ցոյց • (cʻoycʻ)

  1. show, indication, example
    ցոյցս առնել ― cʻoycʻs aṙnel ― to show, to show off, to make parade or display of, to display
    առնել ինչ ի ցոյցս մարդկան ― aṙnel inčʻ i cʻoycʻs mardkan ― to do any thing so as to be seen of men, ostentatiously, for mere show, to obtain applause fraudulently
    ցոյց բարեկամութեան ― cʻoycʻ barekamutʻean ― show of friendship
    ցոյց մեծարանաց ― cʻoycʻ mecaranacʻ ― demonstration of respect
    ի ցոյց, ի ցոյցս, ի ցոյցս ինչ ― i cʻoycʻ, i cʻoycʻs, i cʻoycʻs inčʻ ― only for show, for pretence, for ostentation
  2. proof
    հաստատուն ցոյց ― hastatun cʻoycʻ ― plain proof
  3. spectacle, laughing-stock, butt
    լինել ի ցոյցս ― linel i cʻoycʻs ― to be exposed to mockery or contempt, to be the laughing-stock, the butt of
    զոմանս ցոյց առնել ի խրատ այլոց ― zomans cʻoycʻ aṙnel i xrat aylocʻ ― to hold up to opprobrium for example to others

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative ցոյց (cʻoycʻ) ցոյցք (cʻoycʻkʻ)
genitive ցուցի (cʻucʻi) ցուցից (cʻucʻicʻ)
dative ցուցի (cʻucʻi) ցուցից (cʻucʻicʻ)
accusative ցոյց (cʻoycʻ) ցոյցս (cʻoycʻs)
ablative ցուցէ (cʻucʻē) ցուցից (cʻucʻicʻ)
instrumental ցուցիւ (cʻucʻiw) ցուցիւք (cʻucʻiwkʻ)
locative ցուցի (cʻucʻi) ցոյցս (cʻoycʻs)
the evidence for i-declension is post-classical

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ցույց (cʻuycʻ)

References

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