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աղտ
աղտ
Armenian
Noun
աղտ • (ałt)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular | plural | |||
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nominative | աղտ (ałt) | աղտեր (ałter) | ||
dative | աղտի (ałti) | աղտերի (ałteri) | ||
ablative | աղտից (ałticʿ) | աղտերից (ałtericʿ) | ||
instrumental | աղտով (ałtov) | աղտերով (ałterov) | ||
locative | աղտում (ałtum) | աղտերում (ałterum) | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | աղտը/աղտն (ałtə/ałtn) | աղտերը/աղտերն (ałterə/ałtern) | ||
dative | աղտին (ałtin) | աղտերին (ałterin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | աղտս (ałts) | աղտերս (ałters) | ||
dative | աղտիս (ałtis) | աղտերիս (ałteris) | ||
ablative | աղտիցս (ałticʿs) | աղտերիցս (ałtericʿs) | ||
instrumental | աղտովս (ałtovs) | աղտերովս (ałterovs) | ||
locative | աղտումս (ałtums) | աղտերումս (ałterums) | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | աղտդ (ałtd) | աղտերդ (ałterd) | ||
dative | աղտիդ (ałtid) | աղտերիդ (ałterid) | ||
ablative | աղտիցդ (ałticʿd) | աղտերիցդ (ałtericʿd) | ||
instrumental | աղտովդ (ałtovd) | աղտերովդ (ałterovd) | ||
locative | աղտումդ (ałtumd) | աղտերումդ (ałterumd) |
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hl̥-d- and cognate with Old Norse úldna (“to decay, rot”), Old High German oltar and Latin alga.
Another possibility is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sal- (“dirty, grey”) with cognates in Old Irish sal (“dirt, filth”), Old High German salo (“dirty”). See also աղօտ (ałōt).
There is an alternative form աղծ- (ałc-) found in compounds.
Noun
աղտ • (ałt)
- dirt, filth, uncleanliness (also of soul)
- afterbirth
Declension
o-type
i-type
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | աղտ (ałt) | աղտք (ałtkʿ) | |
genitive | աղտի (ałti) | աղտից (ałticʿ) | |
dative | աղտի (ałti) | աղտից (ałticʿ) | |
accusative | աղտ (ałt) | աղտս (ałts) | |
ablative | աղտէ (ałtē) | աղտից (ałticʿ) | |
instrumental | աղտիւ (ałtiw) | աղտիւք (ałtiwkʿ) | |
locative | աղտի (ałti) | աղտս (ałts) |
Derived terms
Terms derived from աղտ (ałt)
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Descendants
- Armenian: աղտ (ałt)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 39f
Etymology 2
The basic meaning is “salt deposits, salt mines, salty place”, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ld-, enlarged from *seh₂l- (“salt”). The closest cognate is Proto-Germanic *saltą.
There is an alternative form աղծ- (ałc-) found in աղծեալ (ałceal).
Noun
աղտ • (ałt)
- salt
- ծով աղտից ― cov ałticʿ ― salt-marsh
- salt-mine
Declension
i-type
plural only (plurale tantum) | |
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nominative | աղտք (ałtkʿ) |
genitive | աղտից (ałticʿ) |
dative | աղտից (ałticʿ) |
accusative | աղտս (ałts) |
ablative | աղտից (ałticʿ) |
instrumental | աղտիւք (ałtiwkʿ) |
locative | աղտս (ałts) |
u-type
plural only (plurale tantum) | |
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nominative | աղտ (ałt) |
genitive | աղտուց (ałtucʿ) |
dative | աղտուց (ałtucʿ) |
accusative | աղտս (ałts) |
ablative | աղտուց (ałtucʿ) |
instrumental | աղտուք (ałtukʿ) |
locative | աղտս (ałts) |
plural genitive-dative աղտուց (ałtucʿ) is attested in a 1235 AD inscription |
Usage notes
Attested only in the plural.
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Georgian: ალდატი (aldaṭi)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “aɫt”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 40f