եղն

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian եղն (ełn).

Pronunciation

Noun

եղն (eġn)

  1. (rare) Synonym of եղնիկ (eġnik)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative եղն (eġn) եղներ (eġner)
dative եղնի (eġni) եղների (eġneri)
ablative եղնից (eġnicʻ) եղներից (eġnericʻ)
instrumental եղնով (eġnov) եղներով (eġnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative եղնը/եղնն (eġnə/eġnn) եղները/եղներն (eġnerə/eġnern)
dative եղնին (eġnin) եղներին (eġnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative եղնս (eġns) եղներս (eġners)
dative եղնիս (eġnis) եղներիս (eġneris)
ablative եղնիցս (eġnicʻs) եղներիցս (eġnericʻs)
instrumental եղնովս (eġnovs) եղներովս (eġnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative եղնդ (eġnd) եղներդ (eġnerd)
dative եղնիդ (eġnid) եղներիդ (eġnerid)
ablative եղնիցդ (eġnicʻd) եղներիցդ (eġnericʻd)
instrumental եղնովդ (eġnovd) եղներովդ (eġnerovd)
locative

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁él-h₁ēn, from *h₁el- (red deer, elk).

Noun

եղն (ełn)

  1. female deer, hind

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: եղնիկ (eġnik)

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եղն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 253