աճիւն
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂Hs-g-y-, enlarged from *h₂eHs-, + -իւն (-iwn).[1][2][3]
Noun
աճիւն • (ačiwn)
- ashes (remains of a fire)
- յաճիւն դարձուցանել՝ դատել ― yačiwn darjucʻanel, datel ― to reduce to ashes
- ashes (human remains)
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճեան (ačean) |
| dative | աճեան (ačean) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնէ (ačiwnē) |
| instrumental | աճեամբ (ačeamb) |
| locative | աճեան (ačean) |
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| dative | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնոյ (ačiwnoy) |
| instrumental | աճիւնով (ačiwnov) |
| locative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| genitive | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
| dative | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
| accusative | աճիւն (ačiwn) |
| ablative | աճիւնէ (ačiwnē) |
| instrumental | աճիւնիւ (ačiwniw) |
| locative | աճիւնի (ačiwni) |
a singular genitive աճենի (ačeni) is also attested
Derived terms
- աճիւնախառն (ačiwnaxaṙn)
- աճիւնանամ (ačiwnanam)
- աճիւնացուցանեմ (ačiwnacʻucʻanem)
Descendants
- → Armenian: աճյուն (ačyun) (learned)
References
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աճիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-իւն”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48
Further reading
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աճիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աճիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy