ցեղ

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Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ցեղ (cʻeł).

Pronunciation

Noun

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ցեղ (cʻeġ)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղերvayreni cʻeġersavage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ցեղ (cʻeġ) ցեղեր (cʻeġer)
dative ցեղի (cʻeġi) ցեղերի (cʻeġeri)
ablative ցեղից (cʻeġicʻ) ցեղերից (cʻeġericʻ)
instrumental ցեղով (cʻeġov) ցեղերով (cʻeġerov)
locative ցեղում (cʻeġum) ցեղերում (cʻeġerum)
definite forms
nominative ցեղը/ցեղն (cʻeġə/cʻeġn) ցեղերը/ցեղերն (cʻeġerə/cʻeġern)
dative ցեղին (cʻeġin) ցեղերին (cʻeġerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ցեղս (cʻeġs) ցեղերս (cʻeġers)
dative ցեղիս (cʻeġis) ցեղերիս (cʻeġeris)
ablative ցեղիցս (cʻeġicʻs) ցեղերիցս (cʻeġericʻs)
instrumental ցեղովս (cʻeġovs) ցեղերովս (cʻeġerovs)
locative ցեղումս (cʻeġums) ցեղերումս (cʻeġerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ցեղդ (cʻeġd) ցեղերդ (cʻeġerd)
dative ցեղիդ (cʻeġid) ցեղերիդ (cʻeġerid)
ablative ցեղիցդ (cʻeġicʻd) ցեղերիցդ (cʻeġericʻd)
instrumental ցեղովդ (cʻeġovd) ցեղերովդ (cʻeġerovd)
locative ցեղումդ (cʻeġumd) ցեղերումդ (cʻeġerumd)
i-type, inanimate (Western Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ցեղ (cʻeġ) ցեղեր (cʻeġer)
dative ցեղի (cʻeġi) ցեղերու (cʻeġeru)
ablative ցեղէ (cʻeġē) ցեղերէ (cʻeġerē)
instrumental ցեղով (cʻeġov) ցեղերով (cʻeġerov)
definite forms
nominative ցեղը/ցեղն (cʻeġə/cʻeġn) ցեղերը/ցեղերն (cʻeġerə/cʻeġern)
dative ցեղին (cʻeġin) ցեղերուն (cʻeġerun)
ablative ցեղէն (cʻeġēn) ցեղերէն (cʻeġerēn)
instrumental ցեղովը/ցեղովն (cʻeġovə/cʻeġovn) ցեղերովը/ցեղերովն (cʻeġerovə/cʻeġerovn)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ցեղս (cʻeġs) ցեղերս (cʻeġers)
dative ցեղիս (cʻeġis) ցեղերուս (cʻeġerus)
ablative ցեղէս (cʻeġēs) ցեղերէս (cʻeġerēs)
instrumental ցեղովս (cʻeġovs) ցեղերովս (cʻeġerovs)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ցեղդ (cʻeġd) ցեղերդ (cʻeġerd)
dative ցեղիդ (cʻeġid) ցեղերուդ (cʻeġerud)
ablative ցեղէդ (cʻeġēd) ցեղերէդ (cʻeġerēd)
instrumental ցեղովդ (cʻeġovd) ցեղերովդ (cʻeġerovd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում (cʻelum); see it for more.

Noun

ցեղ (cʻeł)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղիցcʻełicʻ cʻełicʻvarious, diverse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ցեղ (cʻeġ)

References

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