այց

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այց (aycʻ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

այց (aycʻ)

  1. visit

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sk- or *h₂oys-sk-, respectively the zero-grade and the o-grade of *h₂eys-sk-, from *h₂eys-, whence also հայց (haycʻ).[1][2][3][4]

Noun[edit]

այց (aycʻ) indeclinable

  1. visit
    այց առնել, յայց ելանելaycʻ aṙnel, yaycʻ elanelto visit, to go to see, to make a visit
  2. search; inspection, examination
    այց եւ խնդիր առնել, յայց եւ ի խնդիր ելանելaycʻ ew xndir aṙnel, yaycʻ ew i xndir elanelto search, to examine, to observe
  3. care (for), concern (for)
  4. revenge, vengeance

Usage notes[edit]

The word was rarely used independently and was usually found in idioms.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: այց (aycʻ) (learned)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
  4. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayc‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 64

Further reading[edit]

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այց”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy