տիզ

Armenian

Տիզ

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian տիզ (tiz)

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /tiz/ [tiz]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /diz/ [diz]

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Noun

տիզ • (tiz)

1. tick

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	տիզ (tiz)	տզեր (tzer)
dative	տզի (tzi)	տզերի (tzeri)
ablative	տզից (tzicʻ)	տզերից (tzericʻ)
instrumental	տզով (tzov)	տզերով (tzerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	տիզը/տիզն (tizə/tizn)	տզերը/տզերն (tzerə/tzern)
dative	տզին (tzin)	տզերին (tzerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	տիզս (tizs)	տզերս (tzers)
dative	տզիս (tzis)	տզերիս (tzeris)
ablative	տզիցս (tzicʻs)	տզերիցս (tzericʻs)
instrumental	տզովս (tzovs)	տզերովս (tzerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	տիզդ (tizd)	տզերդ (tzerd)
dative	տզիդ (tzid)	տզերիդ (tzerid)
ablative	տզիցդ (tzicʻd)	տզերիցդ (tzericʻd)
instrumental	տզովդ (tzovd)	տզերովդ (tzerovd)
locative	—	—

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	տիզ (tiz)	տիզեր (tizer)
dative	տիզի (tizi)	տիզերի (tizeri)
ablative	տիզից (tizicʻ)	տիզերից (tizericʻ)
instrumental	տիզով (tizov)	տիզերով (tizerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	տիզը/տիզն (tizə/tizn)	տիզերը/տիզերն (tizerə/tizern)
dative	տիզին (tizin)	տիզերին (tizerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	տիզս (tizs)	տիզերս (tizers)
dative	տիզիս (tizis)	տիզերիս (tizeris)
ablative	տիզիցս (tizicʻs)	տիզերիցս (tizericʻs)
instrumental	տիզովս (tizovs)	տիզերովս (tizerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	տիզդ (tizd)	տիզերդ (tizerd)
dative	տիզիդ (tizid)	տիզերիդ (tizerid)
ablative	տիզիցդ (tizicʻd)	տիզերիցդ (tizericʻd)
instrumental	տիզովդ (tizovd)	տիզերովդ (tizerovd)
locative	—	—

Derived terms

• քաքաթիզ (kʻakʻatʻiz)

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From the zero grade *diǵʰ- of Proto-Indo-European *deyǵʰ-. Cognate with Middle Irish dega (“stag beetle”) and Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”).

Noun

տիզ • (tiz)

1. tick

Derived terms

• տզկանեփատ (tzkanepʻat)
• տիզկանեփատ (tizkanepʻat)
• տիզկանփայտ (tizkanpʻayt)

Descendants

• Armenian: տիզ (tiz)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տիզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 404–405
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տիզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 497
• Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “տիզ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 759a
• Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 357b
• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 516
• Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “տիզ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎^[1], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 711
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տիզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy