երեք

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Armenian

Armenian numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: երեք (erekʻ)
    Ordinal: երրորդ (errord)
    Adverbial: երիցս (ericʻs)
    Multiplier: եռակի (eṙaki)
    Distributive: երեքական (erekʻakan)
    Group collective: եռյակ (eṙyak)
    Collective prefix: եռ- (eṙ-)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian երեք (erekʻ).

Pronunciation

Numeral

երեք (erekʻ)

  1. three

Usage notes

The word has the following combining forms: երեք- (erekʻ-), եռ- (eṙ-).

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Old Armenian

Old Armenian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : երեք (erekʻ)
    Ordinal : երրորդ (errord)
    Adverbial : երիցս (ericʻs)
    Multiplier : եռակի (eṙaki)
    Collective : երեքին (erekʻin)

Alternative forms

  • եռ (eṙ) (post-classical)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. The accusative երիս (eris) is from *tríns. The instrumental երիւ (eriw) is from *tribʰí.

Numeral

երեք (erekʻpl

  1. three
  2. (rare) third

Declension

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Adverb

երեք (erekʻ)

  1. (rare) thrice

Usage notes

The word has the following combining forms: երեք- (erekʻ-), երեքն- (erekʻn-), երի- (eri-), երե- (ere-) (from երիա- (eria-)), երր- (err-) (shortening of երիր (erir)), եռ- (eṙ-) (from երր- (err-)).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: երեք (erekʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երեք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երեք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երեք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎ (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 262