քարաթոթոշ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քարաթոշ (kʻaratʻoš), քարթոշ (kʻartʻoš) dialectal

Etymology

From Old Armenian քարաթոթոշ (kʻaratʻotʻoš).

Pronunciation

Noun

քարաթոթոշ • (kʻaratʻotʻoš)

  1. a kind of lizard

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • քարաթոթօշ (kʻaratʻotʻōš), քարաթաթօշ (kʻaratʻatʻōš), քարաթաթաւշ (kʻaratʻatʻawš)

Etymology

From քար (kʻar, stone) + -ա- (-a-) + *թոթոշ (*tʻotʻoš), the latter being identical with դոդոշ (dodoš).[1][2]

Noun

քարաթոթոշ • (kʻaratʻotʻoš)

  1. gecko, Tarentola mauritanica
    Hypernym: մողէզ (mołēz)
    • 10/13th century, Tʻovmay Arcruni and Ananun, Patmutʻiwn tann Arcruneacʻ [History of the House of Artsrunik] A.3:
      զի մողէզք եւ կովիդեայք, քարաթաթաւշք եւ բնդռունք ի վերայ եկեալ՝ կերան զորս նորա
      zi mołēzkʻ ew kovideaykʻ, kʻaratʻatʻawškʻ ew bndṙunkʻ i veray ekeal, keran zors nora

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle Armenian: քարաթօշ (kʻaratʻōš), քարթօշ (kʻartʻōš), քարթոշ (kʻartʻoš), քարթոյշ (kʻartʻoyš)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոթոշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 193a
  2. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 325

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քարաթոթոշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “քարաթոթոշ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “քարաթոթոշ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քարաթոթոշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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