սագ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian սագ (sag).

Pronunciation

Noun

սագ • (sag)

  1. goose
    Synonym: (dialectal) ղազ (ġaz)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative սագ (sag) սագեր (sager)
dative սագի (sagi) սագերի (sageri)
ablative սագից (sagicʻ) սագերից (sagericʻ)
instrumental սագով (sagov) սագերով (sagerov)
locative — —
definite forms
nominative սագը/սագն (sagə/sagn) սագերը/սագերն (sagerə/sagern)
dative սագին (sagin) սագերին (sagerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative սագս (sags) սագերս (sagers)
dative սագիս (sagis) սագերիս (sageris)
ablative սագիցս (sagicʻs) սագերիցս (sagericʻs)
instrumental սագովս (sagovs) սագերովս (sagerovs)
locative — —
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative սագդ (sagd) սագերդ (sagerd)
dative սագիդ (sagid) սագերիդ (sagerid)
ablative սագիցդ (sagicʻd) սագերիցդ (sagericʻd)
instrumental սագովդ (sagovd) սագերովդ (sagerovd)
locative — —

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱawā (“crying”). Cognates include Old Breton couann (“night owl”) (Breton kaouenn), Welsh cuan (“night owl”), Old High German hūwo (“owl”), Old Church Slavonic сова (sova, “owl”) (Russian сова (sova)), Lithuanian šaũkti (“to cry”), Sanskrit कोक (kóka, “goose”), कौति (kauti, “to sound, make any noise, cry out, moan, cry (as a bird), coo, hum (as a bee)”).

Noun

սագ • (sag)

  1. goose
    • 5th century, Łazar Pʿarpecʿi, Patmutʿiwn Hayocʿ 7:
      այլ եւ զջրասուզակ մամռախնդիր խօզակեր մեծանձունք եւ յաղթամարմինք հաւքն, փորն եւ թանձրն եւ սագն, եւ կամ այլ բազում եւ անհամար ցամաքայնոցն եւ ջրայնոցն ջոկք թռչնոցն։
      ayl ew zǰrasuzak mamṙaxndir xōzaker mecanjunkʻ ew yałtʻamarminkʻ hawkʻn, pʻorn ew tʻanjrn ew sagn, ew kam ayl bazum ew anhamar cʻamakʻaynocʻn ew ǰraynocʻn ǰokkʻ tʻṙčʻnocʻn.
      • Translation by Robert W. Thomson
        and the large and powerful aquatic birds that seek out weeds and feed on moss—the swan, duck, and goose, and many other numberless coveys of birds, terrestrial or aquatic.

Declension

i-a-type
singular plural
nominative սագ (sag) սագք (sagkʻ)
genitive սագի (sagi) սագաց (sagacʻ)
dative սագի (sagi) սագաց (sagacʻ)
accusative սագ (sag) սագս (sags)
ablative սագէ (sagē) սագաց (sagacʻ)
instrumental սագաւ (sagaw) սագաւք = սագօք (sagawkʻ = sagōkʻ)
locative սագի (sagi) սագս (sags)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: սագ (sag) (learned)

References

  1. ^ Łazar Pʻarpecʻi (1904) G. Tēr-Mkrtčʻean and St. Malxasean, editors, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ ew tʻułtʻ aṙ Vahan Mamikonean [History of Armenia and Letter to Vahan Mamikonian] (Patmagirkʻ hayocʻ; I.4), Tiflis: Aragatip Mnacʻakan Martiroseancʻi, page 10
  2. ^ Thomson, Robert W. (1991) The History of Łazar Pʿarpecʿi (Columbia University Program in Armenian Studies. Suren D. Fesjian Academic Publications; 4)‎, Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 43

Further reading

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