Պօղոս

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The earlier spelling is Պաւղոս (Pawłos), from Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus. Used among Armenians continuously since the 5th century.

Noun

Պօղոս • (Pōłos)

  1. Paul (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Declension

i-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Պօղոս (Pōłos)
genitive Պօղոսի (Pōłosi)
dative Պօղոսի (Pōłosi)
accusative Պօղոս (Pōłos)
ablative Պօղոսէ (Pōłosē)
instrumental Պօղոսիւ (Pōłosiw)
locative Պօղոսի (Pōłosi)

Derived terms

  • Պօղոսեան (Pōłosean)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Պողոս (Poġos)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1948) “Պօղոս”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 26) (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 272–273