գոչիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From գոչեմ (gočʻem) +‎ -իւն (-iwn).

Noun

գոչիւն • (gočʻiwn) indeclinable

clamour, great cry, crash, noise, voice, exclamation
hue and cry, uproar
bellowing, roar

Usage notes

This noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by the synonym գոչումն (gočʻumn) or by the infinitive participle of the corresponding verb, գոչել (gočʻel), and then declined.

Descendants

Armenian: գոչյուն (gočʻyun)

References

Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոչիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գոչիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys