գեղձ
See also: գեղձք
Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡeʁd͡z]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kʰeχt͡sʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձ (gełj)
Noun
գեղձ • (geġj)
- convolvulus
- գեղձ բարձրաձիգ ― geġj barjrajig ― Smilax excelsa L.
- Alternative form of գեղձի (geġji)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գեղձ (geġj) | գեղձեր (geġjer) | ||
| dative | գեղձի (geġji) | գեղձերի (geġjeri) | ||
| ablative | գեղձից (geġjicʻ) | գեղձերից (geġjericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձով (geġjov) | գեղձերով (geġjerov) | ||
| locative | գեղձում (geġjum) | գեղձերում (geġjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գեղձը/գեղձն (geġjə/geġjn) | գեղձերը/գեղձերն (geġjerə/geġjern) | ||
| dative | գեղձին (geġjin) | գեղձերին (geġjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձս (geġjs) | գեղձերս (geġjers) | ||
| dative | գեղձիս (geġjis) | գեղձերիս (geġjeris) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցս (geġjicʻs) | գեղձերիցս (geġjericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովս (geġjovs) | գեղձերովս (geġjerovs) | ||
| locative | գեղձումս (geġjums) | գեղձերումս (geġjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձդ (geġjd) | գեղձերդ (geġjerd) | ||
| dative | գեղձիդ (geġjid) | գեղձերիդ (geġjerid) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցդ (geġjicʻd) | գեղձերիցդ (geġjericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովդ (geġjovd) | գեղձերովդ (geġjerovd) | ||
| locative | գեղձումդ (geġjumd) | գեղձերումդ (geġjerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- գեղձի (geġji)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գեղձք (gełjkʻ)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գեղձ (geġj) | գեղձեր (geġjer) | ||
| dative | գեղձի (geġji) | գեղձերի (geġjeri) | ||
| ablative | գեղձից (geġjicʻ) | գեղձերից (geġjericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձով (geġjov) | գեղձերով (geġjerov) | ||
| locative | գեղձում (geġjum) | գեղձերում (geġjerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գեղձը/գեղձն (geġjə/geġjn) | գեղձերը/գեղձերն (geġjerə/geġjern) | ||
| dative | գեղձին (geġjin) | գեղձերին (geġjerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձս (geġjs) | գեղձերս (geġjers) | ||
| dative | գեղձիս (geġjis) | գեղձերիս (geġjeris) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցս (geġjicʻs) | գեղձերիցս (geġjericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովս (geġjovs) | գեղձերովս (geġjerovs) | ||
| locative | գեղձումս (geġjums) | գեղձերումս (geġjerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գեղձդ (geġjd) | գեղձերդ (geġjerd) | ||
| dative | գեղձիդ (geġjid) | գեղձերիդ (geġjerid) | ||
| ablative | գեղձիցդ (geġjicʻd) | գեղձերիցդ (geġjericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գեղձովդ (geġjovd) | գեղձերովդ (geġjerovd) | ||
| locative | գեղձումդ (geġjumd) | գեղձերումդ (geġjerumd) | ||
Derived terms
- նշագեղձ (nšageġj)
- շագանակագեղձ (šaganakageġj)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Armenian *gel- (“to twist; to squeeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to twist, wind, turn”), whence գելում (gelum, “to twist”), grown with -ձ (-j).[1][2][3] Compare Latin con-volvulus. See also գաղձն (gałjn).
Descendants
- Armenian: գեղձ (geġj)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 203
Further reading
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”), grown with -ձ (-j).[1][2]
Synonyms
- իղձ (iłj)
Derived terms
- գեղձամ (gełjam)
- գեղձանիմ (gełjanim)
- գեղձանք (gełjankʻ)
- գեղձիմ (gełjim)
- գեղձումն (gełjumn)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գեղձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 535ab
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 44–45
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “գեղձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 539b
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գեղձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 115b
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.