կայթիւն

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Old Armenian

Etymology

կայթ (kaytʻ) +‎ -իւն (-iwn)

Noun

կայթիւն (kaytʻiwn)

  1. clapping of hands; stamping; shouting, applause, cheers, acclamations; caper; clattering
    կայթիւնք դրուատեացkaytʻiwnkʻ druateacʻrounds of applause, plaudits

Declension

unknown type
singular plural
nominative կայթիւն (kaytʻiwn) կայթիւնք (kaytʻiwnkʻ)
genitive ? ?
dative ? ?
accusative կայթիւն (kaytʻiwn) կայթիւնս (kaytʻiwns)
ablative ? ?
instrumental ? ?
locative ? կայթիւնս (kaytʻiwns)

the oblique cases are not attested

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: կայթյուն (kaytʻyun)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կայթիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy