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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian շունչ (šunčʻ).
Pronunciation
Noun
շունչ • (šunčʻ)
- breath
- breathing, respiration
- soul, person
- light breeze
- (music) pause
Declension
Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
շունչ • (šunčʻ)
- breath, puff; respiration
- շունչ կլանել, առնուլ ― šunčʻ klanel, aṙnul ― to breathe, to take breath, to recover one's breath, to respire; to repose, to rest, to take a little breath or respite
- շունչ առնուլ լիաբերան ― šunčʻ aṙnul liaberan ― to breathe freely; to draw a long breath
- հատանիլ շնչոյ ― hatanil šnčʻoy ― to lose breath
- ի շունչ վախճանին հասանել ― i šunčʻ vaxčanin hasanel ― to be near to one's last breath
- ցշունչ վախճանին ― cʻšunčʻ vaxčanin ― to one's last gasp
- շունչ վախճանին չեւ էր հասեալ ― šunčʻ vaxčanin čʻew ēr haseal ― he had not yet yielded his last breath
- ընդ վախճանել շնչոյն ― ənd vaxčanel šnčʻoyn ― while expiring
- մինչեւ ի վերջին շունչն ― minčʻew i verǰin šunčʻn ― to the last moment
- ի յետին շունչն հասեալ է ― i yetin šunčʻn haseal ē ― he is at his last breath, in the pangs of death
- ցյետին շունչ կենաց իմոց ― cʻyetin šunčʻ kenacʻ imocʻ ― to the last moment of my life
- ի մի շունչ կլանել ― i mi šunčʻ klanel ― to swallow in one gulp, at a draught
- spirit, soul, life, person
- միով շնչով ― miov šnčʻov ― unanimously, with one accord
- ամենայն շունչ կենդանի ― amenayn šunčʻ kendani ― all that has life; every living soul
- wind, breeze
- ի շունչ հողմոյ գեղածփեալ ― i šunčʻ hołmoy gełacpʻeal ― at the mercy of the winds
Declension
o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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շունչ (šunčʻ)
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շունչք (šunčʻkʻ)
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| genitive
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շնչոյ (šnčʻoy)
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շնչոց (šnčʻocʻ)
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| dative
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շնչոյ (šnčʻoy)
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շնչոց (šnčʻocʻ)
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| accusative
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շունչ (šunčʻ)
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շունչս (šunčʻs)
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| ablative
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շնչոյ (šnčʻoy)
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շնչոց (šnčʻocʻ)
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| instrumental
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շնչով (šnčʻov)
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շնչովք (šnčʻovkʻ)
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| locative
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շունչ (šunčʻ)
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շունչս (šunčʻs)
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| the plural genitive can be i-type շնչից (šnčʻicʻ)
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “շունչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “շունչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շունչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press