մենք
Armenian
Alternative forms
- մունք (munkʻ) — dialectal
Etymology
Development of Old Armenian մեք (mekʻ) in dialects with nasal epenthesis.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /menkʰ/, [meŋkʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /menk/, [meŋkʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Pronoun
մենք • (menkʻ)
- (personal) we
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | մենք (menkʻ) |
| genitive | մեր (mer) |
| dative | մեզ (mez) |
| accusative | մեզ (mez) |
| ablative | մեզնից/մեզանից (meznicʻ/mezanicʻ) |
| instrumental | մեզնով/մեզանով (meznov/mezanov) |
| locative | մեզնում/մեզանում (meznum/mezanum) |
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | մենք (menkʻ) |
| genitive | մեր (mer) |
| dative | մեզի (mezi) |
| accusative | մեզ (mez) |
| ablative | մեզմէ (mezmē) |
| instrumental | մեզմով (mezmov) |
See also
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 465