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մոծակ

Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian մոծակ (mocak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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մոծակ • (mocak)

  1. gnat, mosquito
    Synonyms: մժեղ (mžeġ), (dialectal) սիվրիսինէկ (sivrisinēk)

Declension

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i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative մոծակ (mocak) մոծակներ (mocakner)
dative մոծակի (mocaki) մոծակների (mocakneri)
ablative մոծակից (mocakicʻ) մոծակներից (mocaknericʻ)
instrumental մոծակով (mocakov) մոծակներով (mocaknerov)
locative — —
definite forms
nominative մոծակը/մոծակն (mocakə/mocakn) մոծակները/մոծակներն (mocaknerə/mocaknern)
dative մոծակին (mocakin) մոծակներին (mocaknerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative մոծակս (mocaks) մոծակներս (mocakners)
dative մոծակիս (mocakis) մոծակներիս (mocakneris)
ablative մոծակիցս (mocakicʻs) մոծակներիցս (mocaknericʻs)
instrumental մոծակովս (mocakovs) մոծակներովս (mocaknerovs)
locative — —
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative մոծակդ (mocakd) մոծակներդ (mocaknerd)
dative մոծակիդ (mocakid) մոծակներիդ (mocaknerid)
ablative մոծակիցդ (mocakicʻd) մոծակներիցդ (mocaknericʻd)
instrumental մոծակովդ (mocakovd) մոծակներովդ (mocaknerovd)
locative — —

References

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  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 235

Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Ačaṙean considers մոծակ (mocak) a Northeast Caucasian borrowing: compare Udi моцӏакӏ (moc̣aḳ), dialectal Avar мучак (mučak), Lezgi мичек (miček), Budukh мичек (miček), Lak мичӏак (mičʼak, “mosquito”), Khinalug мичаьг (mičäg, “fly”).[1]

Has also been compared to Chagatai موچاك (mučak, “mosquito”),[1] Northern Kurdish moz,[2] Sanskrit मशक (maśáka),[3] Abkhaz а-мҵ (a-mcʼ, “fly”),[4] dialectal Turkish mucuk (“small fly; small mosquito; sandfly”), mücük (“fly”).[5][6]

According to J̌ahukyan, the Armenian and most of the cognates are onomatopoeic formations, while closely similar Udi моцӏакӏ (moc̣aḳ) is borrowed from Armenian.[4][7]

Noun

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մոծակ • (mocak)

  1. mosquito

Descendants

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  • Armenian: մոծակ (mocak)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մոծակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 341ab
  2. ^ Kapancjan, G. A. (1975) Историко-лингвистические работы. Том II [Historical-Linguistic Works. Volume II] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 17
  3. ^ Džaukjan, G. B. (1967) Очерки по истории дописьменного периода армянского языка [An Outline of the History of the Pre-Literary Period of the Armenian Language]‎[1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 151, 182, 256
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎[2] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 612
  5. ^ Bläsing, Uwe (1992) Armenisches Lehngut im Türkeitürkischen am Beispiel von Hemşin (Dutch Studies in Armenian Language and Literature; 2) (in German), Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, page 59
  6. ^ Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 108
  7. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մոծակ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 533a

Further reading

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  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “մոծակ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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