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ոտն

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Middle Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian ոտն (otn).

Noun

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ոտն • (otn)

  1. foot

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ոտք (otkʻ), ոտ (ot) — colloquial, dialectal

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *pódm̥, accusative singular of *pṓds (“foot”). Compare especially Ancient Greek πόδα (póda), accusative singular of πούς (poús).

Noun

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ոտն • (otn)

  1. foot
    պատուանդան ոտից ― patuandan oticʻ ― foot-stool
    կռուան ոտին ― kṙuan otin ― foot-hold
    ոտից ցաւ ― oticʻ cʻaw ― the gout, podagra
    հատանող կոշտից ոտից ― hatanoł košticʻ oticʻ ― pedicure, corn-cutter
    լուացումն ոտից ― luacʻumn oticʻ ― foot-bath, pediluvy
    ոտն ոտն, ոտն առ ոտն ― otn otn, otn aṙ otn ― foot by foot, step by step, inch by inch, by little and little, by degrees, gradually
    առ ոտն, յոտս, առ ոտս ― aṙ otn, yots, aṙ ots ― at the feet; near, at, to
    յոտաց ― yotacʻ ― standing, upright
    յոտից ― yoticʻ ― on foot, walking
    ոտն ընդ ոտին ― otn ənd otin ― foot to foot
    յոտից ցգլուխ/մինչեւ ցգլուխ ― yoticʻ cʻglux/minčʻew cʻglux ― from head to foot, from top to toe
    յոտին քում ― yotin kʻum ― at your coming
    յոտն կալ ― yotn kal ― to rise, to stand up
    կալ ի վերայ ոտից ― kal i veray oticʻ ― to stand upon one's legs
    յոտին կալ ― yotin kal ― to be standing, on foot; to support or maintain oneself
    յոտին ունել ― yotin unel ― to uphold, to support, to sustain
    յոտն կանգնիլ ― yotn kangnil ― to rise, to get up
    ոտն/առ ոտն հարկանել, կոխել ընդ ոտն հարկանել ― otn/aṙ otn harkanel, koxel ənd otn harkanel ― to foot, to tread under foot, to trample upon; to despise
    զոտն յոտանէ փոխել ― zotn yotanē pʻoxel ― to take a step, to walk
    զոտս ամբառնալ, ոտն առնուլ ― zots ambaṙnal, otn aṙnul ― to start, to depart, to set out, to go away
    զոտս արձակեալ հարկանել ― zots arjakeal harkanel ― to kick, to foot
    զոտս ամբարձեալ փախչել ― zots ambarjeal pʻaxčʻel ― to scamper away, to be off
    անկանել յոտս ուրուք ― ankanel yots urukʻ ― to fall prostrate at the feet of
    ոտն զոտամբ արկանել ― otn zotamb arkanel ― to cross the knees
    զոտն հարկանել առ բարկութեան ― zotn harkanel aṙ barkutʻean ― to stamp on the ground, to trample with anger or rage
    զոտս ի բոյս հարկանել ― zots i boys harkanel ― to wander about the fields or among the mountains
    զամենեսին յոտին կացուցանել ― zamenesin yotin kacʻucʻanel ― to surpass all competitors; to surprise, to astonish
    առ ոտս ուրուք խրատիլ ― aṙ ots urukʻ xratil ― to be brought up at the feet of
    առ ոտս կալ ― aṙ ots kal ― to be present
    զոտս հատանել ― zots hatanel ― to take away, to destroy, to extirpate, to exterminate
  2. (figuratively) foot of the mountain; foot, inches; foot, measure in prosody

Usage notes

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The word has three combining forms: ոտ- (ot-), ոտն- (otn-), ոտան- (otan-).

Declension

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n-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative ոտն (otn)
genitive ոտին (otin)
dative ոտին (otin)
accusative ոտն (otn)
ablative ոտանէ (otanē)
instrumental ոտամբ (otamb)
locative ոտին (otin)
The singular forms follow n-type declension.
The singular genitive can sometimes be ոտան (otan).
i-type
plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative ոտք (otkʻ)
genitive ոտից (oticʻ)
dative ոտից (oticʻ)
accusative ոտս (ots)
ablative ոտից (oticʻ)
instrumental ոտիւք (otiwkʻ)
locative ոտս (ots)
The plural forms follow an i-type declension.
The plural genitive can sometimes be ոտաց (otacʻ).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ոտն”, 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) “ոտն”, 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, pages 386, 390
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոտն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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