եղտիւր

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Martirosyan tentatively suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sél-e/os- with Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, marsh-meadow) and Sanskrit सरस् (sáras-, lake, pool) as cognates.

Noun

եղտիւր • (ełtiwr)

  1. marsh-meadow, swamp, moist or irrigated place
    Synonym: ճահիճ (čahič)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: եղտյուր (eġtyur)

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղտիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եղտիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եղտիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 253
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