լոքո

Armenian

Լոքո, Silurus glanis

Alternative forms

• լոք (lokʻ), լօ̈ք^յ (lökʻ^y) — dialectal

Etymology

Reborrowed from Georgian ლოქო (loko), from Old Armenian լոք (lokʻ). The dialectal լոք (lokʻ) is inherited from the same.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /loˈkʰo/, [lokʰó]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /loˈko/, [lokʰó]

Noun

լոքո • (lokʻo)

1. catfish, any fish of Siluriformes
2. wels catfish, sheatfish, Silurus glanis

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	լոքո (lokʻo)	լոքոներ (lokʻoner)
dative	լոքոյի (lokʻoyi)	լոքոների (lokʻoneri)
ablative	լոքոյից (lokʻoyicʻ)	լոքոներից (lokʻonericʻ)
instrumental	լոքոյով (lokʻoyov)	լոքոներով (lokʻonerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	լոքոն (lokʻon)	լոքոները/լոքոներն (lokʻonerə/lokʻonern)
dative	լոքոյին (lokʻoyin)	լոքոներին (lokʻonerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	լոքոս (lokʻos)	լոքոներս (lokʻoners)
dative	լոքոյիս (lokʻoyis)	լոքոներիս (lokʻoneris)
ablative	լոքոյիցս (lokʻoyicʻs)	լոքոներիցս (lokʻonericʻs)
instrumental	լոքոյովս (lokʻoyovs)	լոքոներովս (lokʻonerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	լոքոդ (lokʻod)	լոքոներդ (lokʻonerd)
dative	լոքոյիդ (lokʻoyid)	լոքոներիդ (lokʻonerid)
ablative	լոքոյիցդ (lokʻoyicʻd)	լոքոներիցդ (lokʻonericʻd)
instrumental	լոքոյովդ (lokʻoyovd)	լոքոներովդ (lokʻonerovd)
locative	—	—

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: loko

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լոք”, 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, page 305ab
• Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “լոք”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 258
• Ananyan, Vaxtʻang (1975) Hayastani kendanakan ašxarhə [The fauna of Armenia] (in Armenian), volume V, Yerevan: Hayastan, pages 282–297
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “լոգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui. Yaweluac ašxarhik baṙkʻ anvkaykʻ i grocʻ aṙ mez ełelocʻ [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Appendix of Dialectal Words] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1062c
• Dadikyan, M. G. (1971) Hayastani jknerə [The Fish of Armenia]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 201–203, 212
• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “լոքո”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 246a
• Sargsyan, Armen Yu. (2013) “լօք”, in Ġarabaġi barbaṙi baṙaran [Dictionary of Karabakh Dialect] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Edit Print, →ISBN, page 257b