ծնօտ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
The original spelling is ծնաւտ (cnawt), from earlier *ծին-աւտ (*cin-awt), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-.
Noun
ծնօտ • (cnōt)
- jaw
- Synonym: կլափն (klapʻn)
- ապտակ ածել ի ծնօտսն, հարկանել զծնօտս ուրուք ― aptak acel i cnōtsn, harkanel zcnōts urukʻ ― to slap the face, to box the ear
- (figuratively) an edge, brim of something
- (figuratively) decorations on such edge
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ծնօտ (cnōt) | ծնօտք (cnōtkʻ) |
| genitive | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտից (cnōticʻ) |
| dative | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտից (cnōticʻ) |
| accusative | ծնօտ (cnōt) | ծնօտս (cnōts) |
| ablative | ծնօտէ (cnōtē) | ծնօտից (cnōticʻ) |
| instrumental | ծնօտիւ (cnōtiw) | ծնօտիւք (cnōtiwkʻ) |
| locative | ծնօտի (cnōti) | ծնօտս (cnōts) |
Derived terms
- երկայնածնօտ (erkaynacnōt)
- ծնօտաքակ (cnōtakʻak)
Descendants
- Armenian: ծնոտ (cnot)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծնօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծնօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press