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տև

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian տեւ (tew); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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տև (tew)

  1. (archaic) duration

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative տև (tew) տևեր (tewer)
dative տևի (tewi) տևերի (teweri)
ablative տևից (tewicʻ) տևերից (tewericʻ)
instrumental տևով (tewov) տևերով (tewerov)
locative տևում (tewum) տևերում (tewerum)
definite forms
nominative տևը/տևն (tewə/tewn) տևերը/տևերն (tewerə/tewern)
dative տևին (tewin) տևերին (tewerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative տևս (tews) տևերս (tewers)
dative տևիս (tewis) տևերիս (teweris)
ablative տևիցս (tewicʻs) տևերիցս (tewericʻs)
instrumental տևովս (tewovs) տևերովս (tewerovs)
locative տևումս (tewums) տևերումս (tewerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative տևդ (tewd) տևերդ (tewerd)
dative տևիդ (tewid) տևերիդ (tewerid)
ablative տևիցդ (tewicʻd) տևերիցդ (tewericʻd)
instrumental տևովդ (tewovd) տևերովդ (tewerovd)
locative տևումդ (tewumd) տևերումդ (tewerumd)

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dewH-. Cognate with Latin dūro, dūdum, Ancient Greek δήν (dḗn), δηρός (dērós), Old Church Slavonic давѣ (davě) (Russian давно (davno)).

Noun

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տև (tew) indeclinable

  1. duration
    ի տեւi tewdurably, lastingly, for ever
    ի տեւ երթալ, պահիլi tew ertʻal, pahilto last, to persevere, to continue; to endure, to support, to bear

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: տեւ (tew)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տև”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press