շնչաւոր
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]շունչ (šunčʻ) + -աւոր (-awor)
Adjective
[edit]շնչաւոր • (šnčʻawor)
- respiring, breathing, living, animal
- շնչաւոր գործիք ― šnčʻawor gorcikʻ ― wind instruments
- (figuratively) carnal, sensual, gross
- spiritual
Declension
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| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | շնչաւոր (šnčʻawor) | շնչաւորք (šnčʻaworkʻ) | |
| genitive | շնչաւորի (šnčʻawori) | շնչաւորաց (šnčʻaworacʻ) | |
| dative | շնչաւորի (šnčʻawori) | շնչաւորաց (šnčʻaworacʻ) | |
| accusative | շնչաւոր (šnčʻawor) | շնչաւորս (šnčʻawors) | |
| ablative | շնչաւորէ (šnčʻaworē) | շնչաւորաց (šnčʻaworacʻ) | |
| instrumental | շնչաւորաւ (šnčʻaworaw) | շնչաւորաւք = շնչաւորօք (šnčʻaworawkʻ = šnčʻaworōkʻ) | |
| locative | շնչաւորի (šnčʻawori) | շնչաւորս (šnčʻawors) |
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: շնչավոր (šnčʻavor)
References
[edit]- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շնչաւոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շնչաւոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy