Old Armenian

Noun

գոչիւն • ‎(gočʿiwn) indeclinable

1. clamour, great cry, crash, noise, voice, exclamation
2. hue and cry, uproar
3. bellowing, roar

Usage notes

This noun is indeclinable. If it has to be declined, it is replaced by the synonym գոչումն ‎(gočʿumn) or by the infinitive participle of the corresponding verb, գոչել ‎(gočʿel), and then declined.

Descendants

• Armenian: գոչյուն ‎(gočʿyun)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գոչիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գոչիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ 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