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դայեակ

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian dʾyk' (dāyag, nurse), Persian دایه (dâye, nurse), Northern Kurdish dayik (mother). All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Noun

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դայեակ (dayeak)

  1. nurse
  2. wet-nurse
  3. midwife
  4. tutor

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative դայեակ (dayeak) դայեակք (dayeakkʻ)
genitive դայեկի (dayeki) դայեկաց (dayekacʻ)
dative դայեկի (dayeki) դայեկաց (dayekacʻ)
accusative դայեակ (dayeak) դայեակս (dayeaks)
ablative դայեկէ (dayekē) դայեկաց (dayekacʻ)
instrumental դայեկաւ (dayekaw) դայեկաւք = դայեկօք (dayekawkʻ = dayekōkʻ)
locative դայեկի (dayeki) դայեակս (dayeaks)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դայակ (dayak)
  • Middle Armenian: դայեկ (dayek)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դայեակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դայեակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դայեակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 233