երիցս

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Armenian

Armenian numbers (edit)
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    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 երիցս (ericʻs).

Pronunciation

Adverb

երիցս (ericʻs)

  1. (archaic, literary) three times, thrice
  2. (archaic, literary) for the third time
  3. (archaic, literary, figuratively) very, much

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “երիցս”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

եր- (er-) +‎ -իցս (-icʻs)

Adverb

երիցս (ericʻs)

  1. three times, thrice
    երիցս անգամericʻs angamthree times
  2. for the third time
  3. (figuratively, Hellenizing School) very, much (corresponds to Ancient Greek τρίς (trís) and Russian трижды (triždy), which are often used merely to intensify the notion)
    երիցս ատելիericʻs atelivery hateful, very odious
    երիցս երանելիericʻs eranelivery happy, thrice happy, blessed

Descendants

  • Armenian: երիցս (ericʻs)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երիցս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երիցս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazarean, Ṙubēn (2000) “երիցս”, in G. B. Tʻosunean, editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press