սկյուռ

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Armenian

Etymology

A modern scholarly borrowing from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).

Pronunciation

Noun

սկյուռ (skyuṙ)

  1. squirrel
    Synonyms: սնճապ (snčap) (Constantinople), ոռճեճ (oṙčeč) (Moks), սվորիկ (svorik) (Bitlis, Moks)
    Hyponym: (dialectal) մկռոշ (mkṙoš)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative սկյուռ (skyuṙ) սկյուռներ (skyuṙner)
dative սկյուռի (skyuṙi) սկյուռների (skyuṙneri)
ablative սկյուռից (skyuṙicʻ) սկյուռներից (skyuṙnericʻ)
instrumental սկյուռով (skyuṙov) սկյուռներով (skyuṙnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative սկյուռը/սկյուռն (skyuṙə/skyuṙn) սկյուռները/սկյուռներն (skyuṙnerə/skyuṙnern)
dative սկյուռին (skyuṙin) սկյուռներին (skyuṙnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative սկյուռս (skyuṙs) սկյուռներս (skyuṙners)
dative սկյուռիս (skyuṙis) սկյուռներիս (skyuṙneris)
ablative սկյուռիցս (skyuṙicʻs) սկյուռներիցս (skyuṙnericʻs)
instrumental սկյուռովս (skyuṙovs) սկյուռներովս (skyuṙnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative սկյուռդ (skyuṙd) սկյուռներդ (skyuṙnerd)
dative սկյուռիդ (skyuṙid) սկյուռներիդ (skyuṙnerid)
ablative սկյուռիցդ (skyuṙicʻd) սկյուռներիցդ (skyuṙnericʻd)
instrumental սկյուռովդ (skyuṙovd) սկյուռներովդ (skyuṙnerovd)
locative

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սկիւռ”, 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, pages 229–230
  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1804) “scojattolo”, in Baṙaran yitalakan lezuē i hay ew i tačik barbaṙ [Dizionario Italiano-Armeno-Turco], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 708b
  • Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “écureuil”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 439a
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սկիւռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 644b