մաթիլ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʻil); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

մաթիլ (matʻil)

  1. (dialectal) small louse
  2. (dialectal, figuratively) scrawny person

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative մաթիլ (matʻil) մաթիլներ (matʻilner)
dative մաթիլի (matʻili) մաթիլների (matʻilneri)
ablative մաթիլից (matʻilicʻ) մաթիլներից (matʻilnericʻ)
instrumental մաթիլով (matʻilov) մաթիլներով (matʻilnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative մաթիլը/մաթիլն (matʻilə/matʻiln) մաթիլները/մաթիլներն (matʻilnerə/matʻilnern)
dative մաթիլին (matʻilin) մաթիլներին (matʻilnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative մաթիլս (matʻils) մաթիլներս (matʻilners)
dative մաթիլիս (matʻilis) մաթիլներիս (matʻilneris)
ablative մաթիլիցս (matʻilicʻs) մաթիլներիցս (matʻilnericʻs)
instrumental մաթիլովս (matʻilovs) մաթիլներովս (matʻilnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative մաթիլդ (matʻild) մաթիլներդ (matʻilnerd)
dative մաթիլիդ (matʻilid) մաթիլներիդ (matʻilnerid)
ablative մաթիլիցդ (matʻilicʻd) մաթիլներիցդ (matʻilnericʻd)
instrumental մաթիլովդ (matʻilovd) մաթիլներովդ (matʻilnerovd)
locative

References

  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “մաթիլ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. But compare Old English maþa

Noun

մաթիլ (matʻil)

  1. small louse

Usage notes

The word is attested only once, as a gloss explaining the meaning of բծիծ (bcic).

Descendants

  • Armenian: մաթիլ (matʻil)

References

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