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Old Armenian
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare երինջ (erinǰ).
Noun
երէ • (erē)
- herbivorous game animal (e.g. deer)
- living being (including the human)
5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries,
Baroyaxōs 26.1.
[1]:
- Է երէ ինչ, որ կոչի կասդորիոս, որ թարգմանի կուղբ․ հանդարտ եւ յոյժ զգաւն է երէն։
- Ē erē inčʻ, or kočʻi kasdorios, or tʻargmani kułb; handart ew yoyž zgawn ē erēn.
- Translation by Gohar Muradyan
- There is an animal called castor, which is translated beaver; the animal is quite and very gentle.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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երէ (erē)
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երէք (erēkʻ)
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| genitive
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երէոյ (erēoy)
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երէոց (erēocʻ)
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| dative
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երէոյ (erēoy)
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երէոց (erēocʻ)
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| accusative
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երէ (erē)
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երէս (erēs)
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| ablative
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երէոյ (erēoy)
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երէոց (erēocʻ)
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| instrumental
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երէով (erēov)
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երէովք (erēovkʻ)
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| locative
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երէ (erē)
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երէս (erēs)
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| the plural can also be expressed by երունք (erunkʻ)
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 130, 158
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երէ”, 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) “երէ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1963) “Stugabanutʻyunner [Etymologies]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Armenian), number 4, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 91
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 938
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երէ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “²er-, eri-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 326