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շոյտ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unknown.[1]

Adjective

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շոյտ (šoyt)

  1. quick, fast; brisk, alert

Declension

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i-type
singular plural
nominative շոյտ (šoyt) շոյտք (šoytkʻ)
genitive շուտի (šuti) շուտից (šuticʻ)
dative շուտի (šuti) շուտից (šuticʻ)
accusative շոյտ (šoyt) շոյտս (šoyts)
ablative շուտէ (šutē) շուտից (šuticʻ)
instrumental շուտիւ (šutiw) շուտիւք (šutiwkʻ)
locative շուտի (šuti) շոյտս (šoyts)

the i-type declension is postulated by NHB without attestations of the oblique cases

Adverb

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շոյտ (šoyt)

  1. quickly, fast

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: շուտ (šut)
  • Armenian: շույտ (šuyt)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շոյտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 530–531

Further reading

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “շոյտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 489a
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շոյտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 552a