զեփիւռ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- զեփիւռոս (zepʻiwṙos), զեւփիւռոս (zewpʻiwṙos)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).
Noun
զեփիւռ • (zepʻiwṙ)
- westerly wind
- (post-Classical) zephyr, gentle breeze
- քաղցրաշունչ զեփիւռ ― kʻałcʻrašunčʻ zepʻiwṙ ― the gentle zephyrs
- զովարար զեփիւռ ― zovarar zepʻiwṙ ― refreshing breeze
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | զեփիւռ (zepʻiwṙ) | զեփիւռք (zepʻiwṙkʻ) |
| genitive | զեփիւռի (zepʻiwṙi) | զեփիւռից (zepʻiwṙicʻ) |
| dative | զեփիւռի (zepʻiwṙi) | զեփիւռից (zepʻiwṙicʻ) |
| accusative | զեփիւռ (zepʻiwṙ) | զեփիւռս (zepʻiwṙs) |
| ablative | զեփիւռէ (zepʻiwṙē) | զեփիւռից (zepʻiwṙicʻ) |
| instrumental | զեփիւռիւ (zepʻiwṙiw) | զեփիւռիւք (zepʻiwṙiwkʻ) |
| locative | զեփիւռի (zepʻiwṙi) | զեփիւռս (zepʻiwṙs) |
Descendants
- → Armenian: զեփյուռ (zepʻyuṙ)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զեփիւռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զեփիւռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զեփիւռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press