թիթեղն
Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- թեթեղն (tʻetʻełn)
Etymology
[edit]According to Ačaṙyan from earlier *թէթեղն (*tʻētʻełn), reduplication of the root *թիղ- (*tʻił-) or *թեղ- (*tʻeł-), from Proto-Indo-European *ptel-, from the root *pet- (“to fly”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”) and related to թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn).
Noun
[edit]թիթեղն • (tʻitʻełn)
- thin sheet of gold or other metal, lamina
- plate, sign, signboard
- Alternative form of թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn)
Declension
[edit]n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn) | թիթղունք (tʻitʻłunkʻ) | |
| genitive | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) | |
| dative | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) | |
| accusative | թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn) | թիթղունս (tʻitʻłuns) | |
| ablative | թիթղանէ (tʻitʻłanē) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) | |
| instrumental | թիթղամբ (tʻitʻłamb) | թիթղամբք (tʻitʻłambkʻ) | |
| locative | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղունս (tʻitʻłuns) |
Derived terms
[edit]- թիթեղնակապ (tʻitʻełnakap)
Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: թիթեղ (tʻitʻeġ) (learned)
References
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թիթեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press