լիկ

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See also: -լիկ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-, *leyg-. Cognate with Lithuanian liūgas (puddle), Latvian Ludza (place name in Latvia), Russian лужа (luža) and Albanian lëgatë (puddle). See also լիճ (lič).

Noun

լիկ (lik)

  1. lake, lagoon
  2. basin
  3. wash-hand basin, wash pot, tub

Usage notes

The word is attested in only one work.

Declension

i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative լիկ (lik) լիկք (likkʻ)
genitive լիկի (liki) ?
dative լիկի (liki) ?
accusative լիկ (lik) լիկս (liks)
ablative լիկէ (likē) ?
instrumental ? ?
locative լիկի (liki) լիկս (liks)

the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative լիկ (lik) լիկք (likkʻ)
genitive լկի (lki) ?
dative լկի (lki) ?
accusative լիկ (lik) լիկս (liks)
ablative լկէ (lkē) ?
instrumental ? ?
locative լկի (lki) լիկս (liks)

the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

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References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լիկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press