գութք

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Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Compare Ancient Greek Γοῦται (Goûtai, Geats) in Ptolemy.

Alternative forms

Noun

գութք (gutʻkʻpl

  1. Goths
    • 7th century, Anania Širakacʻi, Ašxarhacʻoycʻ  :
      Չորրորդ՝ Գերմանացւոցն է, յելից կալով Գաղիոյ, առ հիւսիւսային Ովկիանոսիւ մինչեւ զՍարմատացւոց լերունս եւ ցԴանուբ գետն։ Ունի Գերմանիա ազգս հինգ, յորոց մի՝ Գութք։ Ունի եւ լերունս անուանիս երիս։ Ունի գետս հզաւրս մետասան եւ կղզիս ինն։ Ունի անտառս չորս՝ յոյժ մեծածառս։ Ունի եւ երկաթկտրութիւնս։
      Čʻorrord, Germanacʻwocʻn ē, yelicʻ kalov Gałioy, aṙ hiwsiwsayin Ovkianosiw minčʻew zSarmatacʻwocʻ leruns ew cʻDanub getn. Uni Germania azgs hing, yorocʻ mi, Gutʻkʻ. Uni ew leruns anuanis eris. Uni gets hzawrs metasan ew kłzis inn. Uni antaṙs čʻors, yoyž mecacaṙs. Uni ew erkatʻktrutʻiwns.
      • 1992 translation by Robert H. Hewsen
        The fourth is Germany which is east of Gaul by the Northern Ocean as far as the mountains of Sarmatia and the river Danube. Germany contains five nations, one of which is the Goths. It has three celebrated mountains, eleven large rivers, nine islands and four forests filled with large trees. There are also iron mines.
Declension

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “գութք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 578c
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գութք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 127a
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “գոթք”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎ (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 263b
  • Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1749) “գութք”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language]‎ (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 194b

Etymology 2

Noun

գութք (gutʻkʻ)

  1. nominative plural of գութ (gutʻ)