նաւակիկ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From նաւակ (nawak) +‎ -իկ (-ik).

Noun

նաւակիկ (nawakik) indeclinable

  1. small boat, skiff, cockboat

Usage notes

This double-diminutive noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by նաւակ (nawak).

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաւակիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաւակիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian]‎ (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys