Armenian

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Փետուր

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian փետուր (pʻetur).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փետուր (pʻetur)

  1. feather

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փետուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 498–499

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The etymology remains uncertain.

Since long connected with the descendants of Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (wing; feather), but Armenian is usually not considered to be inherited from the latter because of phonological problems (e.g. Proto-Indo-European *pe- would yield Old Armenian հե- (he-)). Ačaṙyan and J̌ahukyan imply, that we may be dealing with an early borrowing from some descendant of that Proto-Indo-European root, Ačaṙyan pointing specifically to Hittite 𒁁𒋻 n (pattar, wing), which should perhaps be read as pettar.

On the other hand, Martirosyan and Simon are more positive about the inheritance, Martirosyan reconstructing a nominative singular auslaut *-ōr with a question mark.

In Middle Armenian and dialects the form թեպուր (tʻepur) is also attested.

Noun

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փետուր (pʻetur)

  1. feather
    նուրբ, մանր փետուրքnurb, manr pʻeturkʻdown, soft feathers
    խոշոր փետուրքxošor pʻeturkʻmaster or longest quills
    յարդարել զփետուրսyardarel zpʻetursto preen, cleanse or dress the feathers
    աւել ի փետրոցawel i pʻetrocʻfeatherbroom

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փետուր (pʻetur)

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