յոյր
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- յօր (yōr)
- յովր (yovr)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan proposes connection with Sanskrit पीवन् (pīvan), पीवरी (pīvarī, “fat, swelling”), Ancient Greek πίων (píōn), πίειρα (píeira, “fat, fertile, rich”), reconstructing Proto-Indo-European *peyH-ur-ih₂ for Armenian. A connection with գեր (ger) is also possible.
Adjective
յոյր • (yoyr)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | յոյր (yoyr) | յոյրք (yoyrkʻ) |
| genitive | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրից (yoyricʻ) |
| dative | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրից (yoyricʻ) |
| accusative | յոյր (yoyr) | յոյրս (yoyrs) |
| ablative | յոյրէ (yoyrē) | յոյրից (yoyricʻ) |
| instrumental | յոյրիւ (yoyriw) | յոյրիւք (yoyriwkʻ) |
| locative | յոյրի (yoyri) | յոյրս (yoyrs) |
Descendants
- Armenian: հույր (huyr)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “յոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 497