եղիճ
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- աղիճ (ałič), աղինճ (ałinč), աղինջ (ałinǰ), աղիջ (ałiǰ), աղիջիկ (ałiǰik), եղեճուկ (ełečuk), եղիճիկ (ełičik), եղինջ (ełinǰ), եղինճ (ełinč)
Etymology
[edit]The origin is unknown. The sense of “shellfish” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle; sea nettle, Actinia”).
Noun
[edit]եղիճ • (ełič)
- nettle, Urtica
- 6th–12th? centuries, Baṙkʻ Gałianosi [The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen] :[2]
- Աղկեպ (vars. աղկէպ, աղբեկ, աղփեկ, ակղեփ, աղկիպ, աղկէփ) = եղիճ (vars. եղինճ, աղինճ, աղիճ)
- Ałkep (vars. ałkēp, ałbek, ałpʻek, akłepʻ, ałkip, ałkēpʻ) = ełič (vars. ełinč, ałinč, ałič)
- ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē) = nettle.
- Աղկեպ (vars. աղկէպ, աղբեկ, աղփեկ, ակղեփ, աղկիպ, աղկէփ) = եղիճ (vars. եղինճ, աղինճ, աղիճ)
- (post-Classical) a kind of a shellfish
Usage notes
[edit]In Job, translates Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | եղիճ (ełič) | եղիճք (ełičkʻ) |
| genitive | եղճի (ełči) | եղճաց (ełčacʻ) |
| dative | եղճի (ełči) | եղճաց (ełčacʻ) |
| accusative | եղիճ (ełič) | եղիճս (ełičs) |
| ablative | եղճէ (ełčē) | եղճաց (ełčacʻ) |
| instrumental | եղճաւ (ełčaw) | եղճաւք = եղճօք (ełčawkʻ = ełčōkʻ) |
| locative | եղճի (ełči) | եղիճս (ełičs) |
based on post-classical evidence
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | եղիճ (ełič) | եղիճք (ełičkʻ) |
| genitive | եղըճոյ (ełəčoy) | եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ) |
| dative | եղըճոյ (ełəčoy) | եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ) |
| accusative | եղիճ (ełič) | եղիճս (ełičs) |
| ablative | եղըճոյ (ełəčoy) | եղըճոց (ełəčocʻ) |
| instrumental | եղըճով (ełəčov) | եղըճովք (ełəčovkʻ) |
| locative | եղիճ (ełič) | եղիճս (ełičs) |
based on post-classical evidence
Derived terms
[edit]- աղէճկիտակ (ałēčkitak)
- աղճկուտակ (ałčkutak)
- աղճկուտատ (ałčkutat)
- աղճկուտատի (ałčkutati)
- աղճկտակ (ałčktak)
- աղճկտան (ałčktan)
- աղճտակ (ałčtak)
- աղջիկտակ (ałǰiktak)
- աղջկի տակ (ałǰki tak)
- աղջկուտակ (ałǰkutak)
- աղջկտակ (ałǰktak)
- եղիճկտուկ (ełičktuk)
- եղիճկտուտ (ełičktut)
- եղինճկտակ (ełinčktak)
- եղնճկտակ (ełnčktak)
- եղնճկտուկ (ełnčktuk)
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: եղինջ (eġinǰ)
References
[edit]- ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 205
- ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1985) Baṙkʿ Gaɫianosi: The Greek–Armenian Dictionary to Galen[1], Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, page 3
- ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1997) A Medieval Arabic–Armenian Botanical Dictionary (Studien zur armenischen Geschichte; 16), a separate print of Greppin 1995, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, § 13, page 24
Further reading
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “եղիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 19–20
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “եղիճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 214a
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 936
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եղիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy