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ուս

ուս

Armenian

Noun

ուս (us)

  1. shoulder

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃omso-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos), Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa), Latin umerus and Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams).

Noun

ուս (us)

  1. shoulder
    ուս շինուածոցus šinuacocʿ ― wing of a building
    զուսովք արկանելzusovkʿ arkanel ― to put on one's back
    ելանել ի յուս երիվարիelanel i yus erivari ― to ride, to mount, on horse-back
    ուս դնելus dnel ― to become stiff-necked, obstinate
    բարձր ուսովք չափ ի վերbarjr usovkʿ čʿapʿ i ver ― taller by a head and shoulders
  2. (figuratively) mountain slope
  3. (figuratively) hill

Declension

Derived terms

  • ուսադիր (usadir)
  • ուսակ (usak)
  • ուսանոց (usanocʿ)
  • ուսեմ (usem)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ուս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ուս”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ուս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935