կեցցե

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կեցցէ (kecʻcʻē, “let he/she/it live”), 3rd person subjunctive aorist tense of կեամ (keam, “to live”).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ket͡sʰˈt͡sʰe/, [ket̚t͡sʰé]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡet͡sˈt͡se/, [ɡet̚t͡sʰé]
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

Interjection

կեցցե • (kecʻcʻe)

  1. long live! hail to! hoorah (for)!
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