արտոյտ

See also: Արտոյտ

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Traditionally derived from արտ (art, “cornfield”).

Noun

արտոյտ • (artoyt)

lark
- 6th–12th? centuries, Baṙkʻ Gałianosi [The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen] :^[1]
  կորիթարոս (vars. կորիրաղոս, կորիդաղոս, կորիռաղոս) = արտոյտ (var. արտուտ)։
  koritʻaros (vars. korirałos, koridałos, koriṙałos) = artoyt (var. artut).
  κορύδαλος (korúdalos) = lark
- 11th century, Grigor Magistros, Grigor Magistrosi tʻłtʻerə [The letters of Grigor Magistros] :^[2]
  ըստ որում որ ի գռեհիկս պատմի առակեալ՝ արտուտի (var. արտիւտի) զգուշութիւն երկնի յստորս կործանիլ
  əst orum or i gṙehiks patmi aṙakeal, artuti (var. artiwti) zgušutʻiwn erkni ystors korcanil
  Translation by John A. C. Greppin
  according to which, he narrates in the people's language, making a fable out of the alertness of the lark

Usage notes

Attested late, but the nickname Արտոյտ (Artoyt) was borne by a person from the 4th century.

Declension

i-type
	singular	plural
nominative	արտոյտ (artoyt)	արտոյտք (artoytkʻ)
genitive	արտուտի (artuti)	արտուտից (artuticʻ)
dative	արտուտի (artuti)	արտուտից (artuticʻ)
accusative	արտոյտ (artoyt)	արտոյտս (artoyts)
ablative	արտուտէ (artutē)	արտուտից (artuticʻ)
instrumental	արտուտիւ (artutiw)	արտուտիւք (artutiwkʻ)
locative	արտուտի (artuti)	արտոյտս (artoyts)

post-classical

Derived terms

Արտոյտ (Artoyt)

Descendants

Middle Armenian: արտուտ (artut), արտօտ (artōt)
- Armenian: արտուտ (artut), ա՛ռտուտ (áṙtut), արդուդ (ardud) (dialectal)
→ Armenian: արտույտ (artuyt)

References

^ Greppin, John A. C. (1985) Baṙkʿ Gaɫianosi: The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen‎^[1], Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 62
^ Kostaneancʻ, Karapet (1910) Grigor Magistrosi tʻġtʻerə [The letters of Grigor Magistros]‎^[2], Alexandropol: Gēorg Sanoyeancʻ Press, page 13

Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “արտոյտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 343–344
Aġayan, Ēduard (1962) Hay lezvabanutʻyan patmutʻyun [History of Armenian Linguistics]‎^[3] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 245
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “արտոյտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 382b
Garsoïan, Nina G. (1989) The Epic Histories Attributed to P‘awstos Buzand (Buzandaran Patmut‘iwnk‘)‎^[4], Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, page 359
Greppin, John A. C. (1978) Classical and Middle Armenian bird names: A linguistic, taxonomic, and mythological study, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, pages 176–178
Greppin, John A. C. (1983) “An Etymological Dictionary of the Indo-European Components of Armenian”, in Bazmavep‎^[5], volume 141, numbers 1–4, Venice, page 317
Džaukjan, G. B. (1967) Очерки по истории дописьменного периода армянского языка [An Outline of the History of the Pre-Literary Period of the Armenian Language]‎^[6] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 151
J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “արտոյտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 96–97
Ġapʻancʻyan, Grigor (1961) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun. Hin šrǰan [History of the Armenian Language. Ancient Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 359, deriving from the Indo-European family of Latin turdus, Proto-Slavic *drozdъ
Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945) Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques‎^[7] (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., page 59, comparing with Egyptian Arabic دالوع (dālūʕa, “lark”); Turkish ardıç (kuşu), Latin turdus (“thrush”); and the descendants of Gaulish *alawda (“lark”)
Patrubány, Lukács (1908–1909) “Mélanges arméniens”, in Mémoires de la Société de linguistique de Paris (in French), volume 15, explaining as արտ (art, “cornfield”) + *աւտ (*awt, “song”), a supposed cognate of Ancient Greek αὐδή (audḗ, “voice”)
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “արտոյտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 78b

[1] Greppin, John A. C. (1985) Baṙkʿ Gaɫianosi: The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen‎^[1], Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 62

[2] Kostaneancʻ, Karapet (1910) Grigor Magistrosi tʻġtʻerə [The letters of Grigor Magistros]‎^[2], Alexandropol: Gēorg Sanoyeancʻ Press, page 13

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