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գերծ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Not related to քերծում (kʻercum). Compare Tocharian A/B wärk-/wārk- ("to shear").

Adjective

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գերծ (gerc)

  1. with shaven head

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative գերծ (gerc) գերծք (gerckʻ)
genitive գերծի (gerci) գերծից (gercicʻ)
dative գերծի (gerci) գերծից (gercicʻ)
accusative գերծ (gerc) գերծս (gercs)
ablative գերծէ (gercē) գերծից (gercicʻ)
instrumental գերծիւ (gerciw) գերծիւք (gerciwkʻ)
locative գերծի (gerci) գերծս (gercs)

the declension here follows Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean Lezui

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գերծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • գերծ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, 1749–1769