գրաստ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian գրաստ (grast).

Pronunciation

Noun

գրաստ (grast)

  1. pack animal, beast of burden

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գրաստ (grast) գրաստներ (grastner)
dative գրաստի (grasti) գրաստների (grastneri)
ablative գրաստից (grasticʻ) գրաստներից (grastnericʻ)
instrumental գրաստով (grastov) գրաստներով (grastnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative գրաստը/գրաստն (grastə/grastn) գրաստները/գրաստներն (grastnerə/grastnern)
dative գրաստին (grastin) գրաստներին (grastnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գրաստս (grasts) գրաստներս (grastners)
dative գրաստիս (grastis) գրաստներիս (grastneris)
ablative գրաստիցս (grasticʻs) գրաստներիցս (grastnericʻs)
instrumental գրաստովս (grastovs) գրաստներովս (grastnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գրաստդ (grastd) գրաստներդ (grastnerd)
dative գրաստիդ (grastid) գրաստներիդ (grastnerid)
ablative գրաստիցդ (grasticʻd) գրաստներիցդ (grastnericʻd)
instrumental գրաստովդ (grastovd) գրաստներովդ (grastnerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

գրաստ (grast)

  1. pack animal (especially a donkey)
    գրաստ մատակgrast matakmare
  2. (by extension) animal, beast

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: գրաստ (grast)
  • Romani: grast

References

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