ավատ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed in modern times as a learned borrowing from Old Armenian աւատ (awat, faith; fidelity). A semantic loan from Latin feudum (fief), mistakenly believing it is from fidēs (faith). Doublet of հավատ (havat).

Pronunciation

Noun

ավատ • (avat)

  1. (historical) feud, fief

Declension

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