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աւետչեայ
աւետչեայ
Old Armenian
Noun
աւետչեայ • (awetčʿeay)
- prize given to the bearer of good news
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | աւետչեայ (awetčʿeay) | աւետչեայք (awetčʿeaykʿ) | |
| genitive | աւետչէի (awetčʿēi) | ? (?) | |
| dative | աւետչէի (awetčʿēi) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | աւետչեայ (awetčʿeay) | աւետչեայս (awetčʿeays) | |
| ablative | աւետչէէ (awetčʿēē) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | աւետչէի (awetčʿēi) | աւետչեայս (awetčʿeays) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Descendants
- Armenian: ավետչյա (avetčʿya)
References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աւետչեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), “աւետչեայ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House