Գամիրք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Գամիրք • (Gamirkʻ)

  1. Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
  2. Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)
dative Գամիրքի (Gamirkʻi)
ablative Գամիրքից (Gamirkʻicʻ)
instrumental Գամիրքով (Gamirkʻov)
locative Գամիրքում (Gamirkʻum)
definite forms
nominative Գամիրքը / Գամիրքն (Gamirkʻə / Gamirkʻn)
dative Գամիրքին (Gamirkʻin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative Գամիրքս (Gamirkʻs)
dative Գամիրքիս (Gamirkʻis)
ablative Գամիրքիցս (Gamirkʻicʻs)
instrumental Գամիրքովս (Gamirkʻovs)
locative Գամիրքումս (Gamirkʻums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative Գամիրքդ (Gamirkʻd)
dative Գամիրքիդ (Gamirkʻid)
ablative Գամիրքիցդ (Gamirkʻicʻd)
instrumental Գամիրքովդ (Gamirkʻovd)
locative Գամիրքումդ (Gamirkʻumd)

Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from the ethnonym of the Cimmerians, who settled in Cappadocia after they invaded Asia Minor in first millennium BC, +‎ (-kʻ).

Proper noun

Գամիրք • (Gamirkʻpl

  1. Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
  2. Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)

Declension

a-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)
genitive Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
dative Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
accusative Գամիրս (Gamirs)
ablative Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
instrumental Գամրաւք = Գամրօք (Gamrawkʻ = Gamrōkʻ)
locative Գամիրս (Gamirs)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)