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հիւթ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sipto-, grown from *seyp-, *seyb- (to pour, rain, sift). Cognates include Ancient Greek τρύγ-οιπος (trúg-oipos, strainingcloth for wine), εἴβω (eíbō, to drop), Old English sipian (English seep).

Noun

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հիւթ (hiwtʻ)

  1. element, matter
  2. humour; moisture; succulence
    հիւթ պտղոցhiwtʻ ptłocʻjuice; syrup
    հիւթ բուսոցhiwtʻ busocʻsap
    հիւթ մսոյhiwtʻ msoygravy
    հիւթ փորոտեացhiwtʻ pʻoroteacʻintestinal juices
    հիւթ ստամոքայինhiwtʻ stamokʻayingastric juice
    ապակային հիւթapakayin hiwtʻvitreous humour
  3. (figuratively) essence, substance, nature
  4. (figuratively) enthusiasm, zeal

Declension

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o-type
singular plural
nominative հիւթ (hiwtʻ) հիւթք (hiwtʻkʻ)
genitive հիւթոյ (hiwtʻoy) հիւթոց (hiwtʻocʻ)
dative հիւթոյ (hiwtʻoy) հիւթոց (hiwtʻocʻ)
accusative հիւթ (hiwtʻ) հիւթս (hiwtʻs)
ablative հիւթոյ (hiwtʻoy) հիւթոց (hiwtʻocʻ)
instrumental հիւթով (hiwtʻov) հիւթովք (hiwtʻovkʻ)
locative հիւթ (hiwtʻ) հիւթս (hiwtʻs)
i-type
singular plural
nominative հիւթ (hiwtʻ) հիւթք (hiwtʻkʻ)
genitive հիւթի (hiwtʻi) հիւթից (hiwtʻicʻ)
dative հիւթի (hiwtʻi) հիւթից (hiwtʻicʻ)
accusative հիւթ (hiwtʻ) հիւթս (hiwtʻs)
ablative հիւթէ (hiwtʻē) հիւթից (hiwtʻicʻ)
instrumental հիւթիւ (hiwtʻiw) հիւթիւք (hiwtʻiwkʻ)
locative հիւթի (hiwtʻi) հիւթս (hiwtʻs)

post-classical

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: հյութ (hyutʻ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “հիւթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “հիւթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հիւթ”, 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 409