Inherited from Old Armenian գիծ (gic).
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գիծ • (gic)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիծ (gic) | գծեր (gcer) | ||
| dative | գծի (gci) | գծերի (gceri) | ||
| ablative | գծից (gcicʻ) | գծերից (gcericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գծով (gcov) | գծերով (gcerov) | ||
| locative | գծում (gcum) | գծերում (gcerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գիծը/գիծն (gicə/gicn) | գծերը/գծերն (gcerə/gcern) | ||
| dative | գծին (gcin) | գծերին (gcerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գիծս (gics) | գծերս (gcers) | ||
| dative | գծիս (gcis) | գծերիս (gceris) | ||
| ablative | գծիցս (gcicʻs) | գծերիցս (gcericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գծովս (gcovs) | գծերովս (gcerovs) | ||
| locative | գծումս (gcums) | գծերումս (gcerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գիծդ (gicd) | գծերդ (gcerd) | ||
| dative | գծիդ (gcid) | գծերիդ (gcerid) | ||
| ablative | գծիցդ (gcicʻd) | գծերիցդ (gcericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գծովդ (gcovd) | գծերովդ (gcerovd) | ||
| locative | գծումդ (gcumd) | գծերումդ (gcerumd) | ||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիծ (gic) | գիծեր (gicer) | ||
| dative | գիծի (gici) | գիծերու (giceru) | ||
| ablative | գիծէ (gicē) | գիծերէ (gicerē) | ||
| instrumental | գիծով (gicov) | գիծերով (gicerov) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գիծը/գիծն (gicə/gicn) | գիծերը/գիծերն (gicerə/gicern) | ||
| dative | գիծին (gicin) | գիծերուն (gicerun) | ||
| ablative | գիծէն (gicēn) | գիծերէն (gicerēn) | ||
| instrumental | գիծովը/գիծովն (gicovə/gicovn) | գիծերովը/գիծերովն (gicerovə/gicerovn) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գիծս (gics) | գիծերս (gicers) | ||
| dative | գիծիս (gicis) | գիծերուս (gicerus) | ||
| ablative | գիծէս (gicēs) | գիծերէս (gicerēs) | ||
| instrumental | գիծովս (gicovs) | գիծերովս (gicerovs) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գիծդ (gicd) | գիծերդ (gicerd) | ||
| dative | գիծիդ (gicid) | գիծերուդ (gicerud) | ||
| ablative | գիծէդ (gicēd) | գիծերէդ (gicerēd) | ||
| instrumental | գիծովդ (gicovd) | գիծերովդ (gicerovd) | ||
The origin is uncertain.[1] According to J̌ahukyan, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wih₁-ǵ-, from *weyh₁- (“to go straight, take direction; way, row”), whence Sanskrit वीत (vītá, “line, row”), वीथि (vīthi, “row, line; road, way”) and Latin via (“road”).[2]
գիծ • (gic)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիծ (gic) | գիծք (gickʻ) |
| genitive | գծի (gci) | գծից (gcicʻ) |
| dative | գծի (gci) | գծից (gcicʻ) |
| accusative | գիծ (gic) | գիծս (gics) |
| ablative | գծէ (gcē) | գծից (gcicʻ) |
| instrumental | գծիւ (gciw) | գծիւք (gciwkʻ) |
| locative | գծի (gci) | գիծս (gics) |
the evidence for the declension type is post-classical
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիծ (gic) | գիծք (gickʻ) |
| genitive | գծի (gci) | գծաց (gcacʻ) |
| dative | գծի (gci) | գծաց (gcacʻ) |
| accusative | գիծ (gic) | գիծս (gics) |
| ablative | գծէ (gcē) | գծաց (gcacʻ) |
| instrumental | գծաւ (gcaw) | գծաւք = գծօք (gcawkʻ = gcōkʻ) |
| locative | գծի (gci) | գիծս (gics) |
the evidence for the declension type is post-classical
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | գիծ (gic) | գիծք (gickʻ) |
| genitive | գծոյ (gcoy) | գծոց (gcocʻ) |
| dative | գծոյ (gcoy) | գծոց (gcocʻ) |
| accusative | գիծ (gic) | գիծս (gics) |
| ablative | գծոյ (gcoy) | գծոց (gcocʻ) |
| instrumental | գծով (gcov) | գծովք (gcovkʻ) |
| locative | գիծ (gic) | գիծս (gics) |
the evidence for the declension type is post-classical