երեկ

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See also: երէկ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian երէկ (erēk).

Pronunciation

Adverb

երեկ • (erek) (traditional orthography spelling երէկ)

  1. yesterday
    ես երեկ տանը չէի ― es erek tanə čʻēi ― I wasn’t home yesterday

Antonyms

Noun

երեկ • (erek) (traditional orthography spelling երէկ)

  1. yesterday, the day before today

Declension

va-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative երեկ (erek)
dative երեկվա (erekva)
ablative երեկվանից (erekvanicʻ)
instrumental երեկով (erekov)
locative երեկում (erekum)
definite forms
nominative երեկը/երեկն (erekə/erekn)
dative երեկվան (erekvan)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative երեկս (ereks)
dative երեկվաս (erekvas)
ablative երեկվանիցս (erekvanicʻs)
instrumental երեկովս (erekovs)
locative երեկումս (erekums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative երեկդ (erekd)
dative երեկվադ (erekvad)
ablative երեկվանիցդ (erekvanicʻd)
instrumental երեկովդ (erekovd)
locative երեկումդ (erekumd)

Related terms

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos (“darkness”). Related to երէկ (erēk, “yesterday”).

Noun

երեկ • (erek) indeclinable

  1. evening
    ընդ, առ երեկս ― ənd, aṙ ereks ― about or towards evening, at the close of day
    յերեկս կոյս ― yereks koys ― towards evening
    դարձաւ օրն յերեկս ― darjaw ōrn yereks ― the daylight fades, the day wanes, the day is going down
    որպէս/իբրեւ յերեկն եւ յեռանդն ― orpēs/ibrew yerekn ew yeṙandn ― as heretofore
    ընդ երեկս է ― ənd ereks ē ― it grows late
  2. west
    յերեկս կոյս ― yereks koys ― to the west
  3. the evening star (Venus)

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երեկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երեկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 387
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 261
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երեկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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