աւետչեայ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Noun
աւետչեայ • (awetčʻeay)
- prize given to the bearer of good news
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | աւետչեայ (awetčʻeay) | աւետչեայք (awetčʻeaykʻ) |
| genitive | աւետչէի (awetčʻēi) | ? |
| dative | աւետչէի (awetčʻēi) | ? |
| accusative | աւետչեայ (awetčʻeay) | աւետչեայս (awetčʻeays) |
| ablative | աւետչէէ (awetčʻēē) | ? |
| instrumental | ? | ? |
| locative | աւետչէի (awetčʻēi) | աւետչեայս (awetčʻeays) |
the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension
Descendants
- Armenian: ավետչյա (avetčʻya)
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աւետչեայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “աւետչեայ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House