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Old Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Noun
քոյր • (kʻoyr)
- sister
Usage notes
The word has the following combining forms: քոյր- (kʻoyr-), քեռ- (kʻeṙ-), քուր- (kʻur-), քոր- (kʻor-), քուեր- (kʻuer-).
Declension
anomalous
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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քոյր (kʻoyr)
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քորք (kʻorkʻ)
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| genitive
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քեռ (kʻeṙ)
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քերց (kʻercʻ)
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| dative
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քեռ (kʻeṙ)
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քերց (kʻercʻ)
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| accusative
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քոյր (kʻoyr)
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քորս (kʻors)
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| ablative
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քեռէ (kʻeṙē)
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քերց (kʻercʻ)
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| instrumental
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քերբ (kʻerb)
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քերբք (kʻerbkʻ)
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| locative
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քեռ (kʻeṙ)
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քորս (kʻors)
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Post-classically these are also attested: genitive/dative singular քուեր (kʻuer), քըւեր (kʻəwer), քօր (kʻōr), քոր (kʻor), քրոջ (kʻroǰ), քուրոջ (kʻuroǰ), instrumental singular քուերբ (kʻuerb), nominative plural քեռիք (kʻeṙikʻ), քուերք (kʻuerkʻ), genitive-dative plural քըւերց (kʻəwercʻ), քուերց (kʻuercʻ).
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քոյր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քոյր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, pages 387, 388
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քոյր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy