մէգ
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ-o- or *h₃meygʰ-eh₂-, from *h₃meygʰ- (“fog, cloud”). A borrowing from the Iranian cognates is formally possible (compare Parthian 𐫖𐫏𐫃 (myg /mēγ/)), but according to Martirosyan the existence of dialectal մգլել (mglel, “to cloud”), in view of its internal -l-, that is reminiscent of the Greek and Balto-Slavic forms, favours the native origin.
Noun
[edit]մէգ • (mēg)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | մէգ (mēg) | մէգք (mēgkʻ) |
| genitive | միգոյ (migoy) | միգոց (migocʻ) |
| dative | միգոյ (migoy) | միգոց (migocʻ) |
| accusative | մէգ (mēg) | մէգս (mēgs) |
| ablative | միգոյ (migoy) | միգոց (migocʻ) |
| instrumental | միգով (migov) | միգովք (migovkʻ) |
| locative | մէգ (mēg) | մէգս (mēgs) |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | մէգ (mēg) | մէգք (mēgkʻ) |
| genitive | միգի (migi) | միգաց (migacʻ) |
| dative | միգի (migi) | միգաց (migacʻ) |
| accusative | մէգ (mēg) | մէգս (mēgs) |
| ablative | միգէ (migē) | միգաց (migacʻ) |
| instrumental | միգաւ (migaw) | միգաւք = միգօք (migawkʻ = migōkʻ) |
| locative | միգի (migi) | մէգս (mēgs) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Armenian: մեգ (meg)
References
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մէգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մէգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 386
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 466
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 11
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մէգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy