Մցխեթ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• Մցխեթա (Mcʻxetʻa) (proscribed)

Etymology

Adaptation of Georgian მცხეთა (mcxeta).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /mət͡sʰˈχetʰ/, [mət͡sʰχétʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /mət͡sˈχet/, [mət͡sʰχétʰ]

Proper noun

Մցխեթ • (Mcʻxetʻ)

1. Mtskheta (a city in Georgia)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Մցխեթ (Mcʻxetʻ)
dative	Մցխեթի (Mcʻxetʻi)
ablative	Մցխեթից (Mcʻxetʻicʻ)
instrumental	Մցխեթով (Mcʻxetʻov)
locative	Մցխեթում (Mcʻxetʻum)
	definite forms
nominative	Մցխեթը/Մցխեթն (Mcʻxetʻə/Mcʻxetʻn)
dative	Մցխեթին (Mcʻxetʻin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Մցխեթս (Mcʻxetʻs)
dative	Մցխեթիս (Mcʻxetʻis)
ablative	Մցխեթիցս (Mcʻxetʻicʻs)
instrumental	Մցխեթովս (Mcʻxetʻovs)
locative	Մցխեթումս (Mcʻxetʻums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Մցխեթդ (Mcʻxetʻd)
dative	Մցխեթիդ (Mcʻxetʻid)
ablative	Մցխեթիցդ (Mcʻxetʻicʻd)
instrumental	Մցխեթովդ (Mcʻxetʻovd)
locative	Մցխեթումդ (Mcʻxetʻumd)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Vracʻakan teġanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Georgian Toponyms]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 28