դունչ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian դունչ (dunčʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

դունչ (dunčʻ)

  1. snout, muzzle
  2. (colloquial) chin

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
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

Etymology

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

դունչ (dunčʻ), genitive singular դնչի (dnčʻi)

  1. the projecting part of the head, including the nose, mouth and jaws

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դունչ (dunčʻ)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դունչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (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 [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 656a
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “դունչ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (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 [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press