շպետ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- շըշպետ (šəšpet)
Etymology
Borrowed from an unattested Middle Iranian compound, whose first part is cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬎 (fšu, “cattle”) and the first element of Persian چوبان (ču-bân), whereas the second part is identical with the etymon of պետ (pet).
Noun
շպետ • (špet)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | շպետ (špet) | շպետք (špetkʻ) |
| genitive | շպետի (špeti) | շպետաց (špetacʻ) |
| dative | շպետի (špeti) | շպետաց (špetacʻ) |
| accusative | շպետ (špet) | շպետս (špets) |
| ablative | շպետէ (špetē) | շպետաց (špetacʻ) |
| instrumental | շպետաւ (špetaw) | շպետաւք = շպետօք (špetawkʻ = špetōkʻ) |
| locative | շպետի (špeti) | շպետս (špets) |
Synonyms
- հովիւ (hoviw)
Descendants
- → Georgian: შპეტი (šṗeṭi)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շպետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շպետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period][1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 538
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շպետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy