գէտ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Deverbal from գիտեմ (gitem).

Noun

գէտ • (gēt)

1. skilful, learned man
2. acquaintance, familiar person
3. magician, sorcerer, astrologer, prophetic
4. (religion) Gnostic

Declension

i-a-type

	singular	plural
nominative	գէտ (gēt)	գէտք (gētkʻ)
genitive	գիտի (giti)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
dative	գիտի (giti)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
accusative	գէտ (gēt)	գէտս (gēts)
ablative	գիտէ (gitē)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
instrumental	գիտաւ (gitaw)	գիտաւք = գիտօք (gitawkʻ = gitōkʻ)
locative	գիտի (giti)	գէտս (gēts)

plural genitive գիտից (giticʻ) is attested

Adjective

գէտ • (gēt)

1. knowing, having the knowledge
2. known, familiar

Declension

i-a-type

	singular	plural
nominative	գէտ (gēt)	գէտք (gētkʻ)
genitive	գիտի (giti)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
dative	գիտի (giti)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
accusative	գէտ (gēt)	գէտս (gēts)
ablative	գիտէ (gitē)	գիտաց (gitacʻ)
instrumental	գիտաւ (gitaw)	գիտաւք = գիտօք (gitawkʻ = gitōkʻ)
locative	գիտի (giti)	գէտս (gēts)

plural genitive գիտից (giticʻ) is attested

Derived terms

• գիտութիւն (gitutʻiwn)

Descendants

• Armenian: գետ (get)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գէտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գէտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գէտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press