անդի
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- անդեայ (andeay)
Etymology
According to J̌ahukyan, who develops the etymology proposed in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui, from անդ (and, “cornfield, arable field”) + -ի (-i). For the structure he compares վայր (vayr, “field, uncultivated grounds”) → վայրի (vayri, “wild”).
Noun
անդի • (andi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | անդի (andi) | անդիք (andikʻ) |
| genitive | անդւոյ (andwoy) | անդւոց (andwocʻ) |
| dative | անդւոյ (andwoy) | անդւոց (andwocʻ) |
| accusative | անդի (andi) | անդիս (andis) |
| ablative | անդւոյ (andwoy) | անդւոց (andwocʻ) |
| instrumental | անդւով (andwov) | անդւովք (andwovkʻ) |
| locative | անդի (andi) | անդիս (andis) |
Derived terms
- անդէորդ (andēord)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անդի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անդի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “անդի”, 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 (1963) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal][1] (in Armenian), number 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 89
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “andi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 77