թիթեղն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- թեթեղն (tʻetʻełn)
Etymology
According to Ačaṙyan from earlier *թէթեղն (*tʻētʻełn), reduplication of the root *թիղ- (*tʻił-) or *թեղ- (*tʻeł-), from Proto-Indo-European *ptel-, from the root *pet- (“to fly”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”) and related to թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn).
Noun
թիթեղն • (tʻitʻełn)
- thin sheet of gold or other metal, lamina
- plate, sign, signboard
- alternative form of թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn) | թիթղունք (tʻitʻłunkʻ) |
| genitive | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) |
| dative | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) |
| accusative | թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn) | թիթղունս (tʻitʻłuns) |
| ablative | թիթղանէ (tʻitʻłanē) | թիթղանց (tʻitʻłancʻ) |
| instrumental | թիթղամբ (tʻitʻłamb) | թիթղամբք (tʻitʻłambkʻ) |
| locative | թիթղան (tʻitʻłan) | թիթղունս (tʻitʻłuns) |
Derived terms
- թիթեղնակապ (tʻitʻełnakap)
Descendants
- → Armenian: թիթեղ (tʻitʻeġ) (learned)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թիթեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press