քարադր

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós), χαλαδριός (khaladriós).

Noun

քարադր • (kʻaradr)

  1. a type of bird
  2. caladrius (a mythical bird that had healing powers)
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs Earliest recension (TR).6.1:[1]
      Է թռչուն ինչ, որ կոչի քաղանդր (var. քաղաթր, քաղարդր, քաղադր, քաղդր, քարադրոս, քարադրոն), զոր եւ յերկրորդ աւրէնսն յիշէ։
      Ē tʻṙčʻun inčʻ, or kočʻi kʻałandr (var. kʻałatʻr, kʻałardr, kʻaładr, kʻałdr, kʻaradros, kʻaradron), zor ew yerkrord awrēnsn yišē.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is a bird called chalandrius mentioned in the Deuteronomy.

Declension

i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative քարադր (kʻaradr) քարադրք (kʻaradrkʻ)
genitive քարադրի (kʻaradri) ?
dative քարադրի (kʻaradri) ?
accusative քարադր (kʻaradr) քարադրս (kʻaradrs)
ablative քարադրէ (kʻaradrē) ?
instrumental ? ?
locative քարադրի (kʻaradri) քարադրս (kʻaradrs)

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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎, Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 28, 95, 144

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “քարադր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 560ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քարադր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 388
  • Marr, N. (1904) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга VI. Физиолог. Армяно-грузинский извод [Texts and research in Armenian–Georgian philology. Book VI. Physiologus. Armenian–Georgian recension] (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 64
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քարադր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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