Շուշի

Armenian

Etymology

Obviously related to Շոշ (Šoš), the name of an adjacent village, but the ultimate etymology is unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃi/, [ʃuʃí]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃi/, [ʃuʃí]
• Hyphenation: Շու‧շի

Proper noun

Շուշի • (Šuši)

1. Shushi, Shusha

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Շուշի (Šuši)
dative	Շուշիի (Šušii)
ablative	Շուշիից (Šušiicʻ)
instrumental	Շուշիով (Šušiov)
locative	Շուշիում (Šušium)
	definite forms
nominative	Շուշին (Šušin)
dative	Շուշիին (Šušiin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Շուշիս (Šušis)
dative	Շուշիիս (Šušiis)
ablative	Շուշիիցս (Šušiicʻs)
instrumental	Շուշիովս (Šušiovs)
locative	Շուշիումս (Šušiums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Շուշիդ (Šušid)
dative	Շուշիիդ (Šušiid)
ablative	Շուշիիցդ (Šušiicʻd)
instrumental	Շուշիովդ (Šušiovd)
locative	Շուշիումդ (Šušiumd)

u-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Շուշի (Šuši)
dative	Շուշու (Šušu)
ablative	Շուշուց (Šušucʻ)
instrumental	Շուշով, Շուշիով (Šušov, Šušiov)
locative	Շուշում, Շուշիում (Šušum, Šušium)
	definite forms
nominative	Շուշին (Šušin)
dative	Շուշուն (Šušun)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Շուշիս (Šušis)
dative	Շուշուս (Šušus)
ablative	Շուշուցս (Šušucʻs)
instrumental	Շուշովս, Շուշիովս (Šušovs, Šušiovs)
locative	Շուշումս, Շուշիումս (Šušums, Šušiums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Շուշիդ (Šušid)
dative	Շուշուդ (Šušud)
ablative	Շուշուցդ (Šušucʻd)
instrumental	Շուշովդ, Շուշիովդ (Šušovd, Šušiovd)
locative	Շուշումդ, Շուշիումդ (Šušumd, Šušiumd)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 55