քեռի

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քեռի (kʻeṙi).

Pronunciation

Noun

քեռի (kʻeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle
  2. sir, mister (a polite way of addressing a middle-aged man)

Declension

u-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative քեռի (kʻeṙi) քեռիներ (kʻeṙiner)
dative քեռու (kʻeṙu) քեռիների (kʻeṙineri)
ablative քեռուց (kʻeṙucʻ) քեռիներից (kʻeṙinericʻ)
instrumental քեռով, քեռիով (kʻeṙov, kʻeṙiov) քեռիներով (kʻeṙinerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative քեռին (kʻeṙin) քեռիները/քեռիներն (kʻeṙinerə/kʻeṙinern)
dative քեռուն (kʻeṙun) քեռիներին (kʻeṙinerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative քեռիս (kʻeṙis) քեռիներս (kʻeṙiners)
dative քեռուս (kʻeṙus) քեռիներիս (kʻeṙineris)
ablative քեռուցս (kʻeṙucʻs) քեռիներիցս (kʻeṙinericʻs)
instrumental քեռովս, քեռիովս (kʻeṙovs, kʻeṙiovs) քեռիներովս (kʻeṙinerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative քեռիդ (kʻeṙid) քեռիներդ (kʻeṙinerd)
dative քեռուդ (kʻeṙud) քեռիներիդ (kʻeṙinerid)
ablative քեռուցդ (kʻeṙucʻd) քեռիներիցդ (kʻeṙinericʻd)
instrumental քեռովդ, քեռիովդ (kʻeṙovd, kʻeṙiovd) քեռիներովդ (kʻeṙinerovd)
locative

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From քեռ (kʻeṙ, sister’s), genitive of քոյր (kʻoyr, sister), because the “uncle” is the person, whose sister is the speaker’s mother. Analogous derivations are Sanskrit स्वस्रीय (svasrīya, sister's son, nephew) and Latin sobrīnus (cousin).

Noun

քեռի (kʻeṙi)

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: քեռի (kʻeṙi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քեռի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քեռի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 666–667
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 77–78