Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the same Proto-Indo-European root as քերեմ (kʻerem), but grown with -ծ- (-c-). Cognate with Lithuanian sker̃sti and Latvian šķērst.

Verb

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քերծեմ (kʻercem)  (aorist indicative քերծեցի)

  1. (transitive) to strip off, to peel, to bark, to pare
  2. (transitive) to shave

Usage notes

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Do not confuse with գերծեմ (gercem).

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քերծել (kʻercel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քերծեմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քերծեմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քերծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press