ակօս
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ակաւս (akaws)
Etymology
[edit]Unknown origin.
Martirosyan sees a relationship with Hittite [script needed] (akkuš(š)a, “pit, hole”) or 𒀊𒉆 (AB.SIN2 /akkala-/, “furrow”), therefore postulating an old Anatolian substrate.[1]
Noun
[edit]ակօս • (akōs)
- (agriculture) furrow, the trench cut in the soil by a plough
- ակօս ձգել ― akōs jgel ― to make a furrow, to plough
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: ակոս (akos)
References
[edit]- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2015) “Notes on Anatolian loanwords in Armenian”, in International Conference “Armenian language contacts through the ages” (12–15 May 2015, St. Petersburg, Institute for linguistic studies, Russian Academy of sciences)[1], Paper presented at a conference, page 7
Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ակօս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ակօս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ակօս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press