դունչ
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Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Armenian դունչ (dunčʻ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /dunt͡ʃʰ/, [dunt͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /tunt͡ʃ/, [tʰunt͡ʃʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Noun
[edit]դունչ • (dunčʻ)
Declension
[edit]i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
nominative | դունչ (dunčʻ) | դնչեր (dnčʻer) | ||
dative | դնչի (dnčʻi) | դնչերի (dnčʻeri) | ||
ablative | դնչից (dnčʻicʻ) | դնչերից (dnčʻericʻ) | ||
instrumental | դնչով (dnčʻov) | դնչերով (dnčʻerov) | ||
locative | դնչում (dnčʻum) | դնչերում (dnčʻerum) | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | դունչը/դունչն (dunčʻə/dunčʻn) | դնչերը/դնչերն (dnčʻerə/dnčʻern) | ||
dative | դնչին (dnčʻin) | դնչերին (dnčʻerin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | դունչս (dunčʻs) | դնչերս (dnčʻers) | ||
dative | դնչիս (dnčʻis) | դնչերիս (dnčʻeris) | ||
ablative | դնչիցս (dnčʻicʻs) | դնչերիցս (dnčʻericʻs) | ||
instrumental | դնչովս (dnčʻovs) | դնչերովս (dnčʻerovs) | ||
locative | դնչումս (dnčʻums) | դնչերումս (dnčʻerums) | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | դունչդ (dunčʻd) | դնչերդ (dnčʻerd) | ||
dative | դնչիդ (dnčʻid) | դնչերիդ (dnčʻerid) | ||
ablative | դնչիցդ (dnčʻicʻd) | դնչերիցդ (dnčʻericʻd) | ||
instrumental | դնչովդ (dnčʻovd) | դնչերովդ (dnčʻerovd) | ||
locative | դնչումդ (dnčʻumd) | դնչերումդ (dnčʻerumd) |
Middle Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The origin is uncertain. Usually said to be from Old Armenian *ընդ-ունչ (*ənd-unčʻ), from ընդ (ənd) + ունչ (unčʻ). But compare Georgian დრუნჩი (drunči), დრუნგი (drungi), დინგი (dingi, “snout”), ტუჩი (ṭuči, “lip; snout, muzzle”).
Noun
[edit]դունչ • (dunčʻ), genitive singular դնչի (dnčʻi)
Derived terms
[edit]- դնչիկ (dnčʻik)
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: դունչ (dunčʻ)
Further reading
[edit]- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դունչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 656a
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “դունչ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 491
- Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “դունչ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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