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սոխակ
սոխակ
Armenian
Noun
սոխակ • (soxak)
- nightingale
- (figuratively) someone with a very beautiful voice
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | սոխակ (soxak) | սոխակներ (soxakner) | ||
| dative | սոխակի (soxaki) | սոխակների (soxakneri) | ||
| ablative | սոխակից (soxakicʿ) | սոխակներից (soxaknericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | սոխակով (soxakov) | սոխակներով (soxaknerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | սոխակը/սոխակն (soxakə/soxakn) | սոխակները/սոխակներն (soxaknerə/soxaknern) | ||
| dative | սոխակին (soxakin) | սոխակներին (soxaknerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | սոխակս (soxaks) | սոխակներս (soxakners) | ||
| dative | սոխակիս (soxakis) | սոխակներիս (soxakneris) | ||
| ablative | սոխակիցս (soxakicʿs) | սոխակներիցս (soxaknericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | սոխակովս (soxakovs) | սոխակներովս (soxaknerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | սոխակդ (soxakd) | սոխակներդ (soxaknerd) | ||
| dative | սոխակիդ (soxakid) | սոխակներիդ (soxaknerid) | ||
| ablative | սոխակիցդ (soxakicʿd) | սոխակներիցդ (soxaknericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | սոխակովդ (soxakovd) | սոխակներովդ (soxaknerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Synonyms
- բլբուլ (blbul)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- սողակ (sołak) (post-classical)
Etymology
Borrowed from an unidentified Iranian source.
Noun
սոխակ • (soxak)
- purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
- սոխակ երգէ, գեղգեղէ ― soxak ergē, gełgełē ― the nightingale sings
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | սոխակ (soxak) | սոխակք (soxakkʿ) | |
| genitive | սոխակի (soxaki) | սոխակաց (soxakacʿ) | |
| dative | սոխակի (soxaki) | սոխակաց (soxakacʿ) | |
| accusative | սոխակ (soxak) | սոխակս (soxaks) | |
| ablative | սոխակէ (soxakē) | սոխակաց (soxakacʿ) | |
| instrumental | սոխակաւ (soxakaw) | սոխակաւք = սոխակօք (soxakawkʿ = soxakōkʿ) | |
| locative | սոխակի (soxaki) | սոխակս (soxaks) |
Descendants
- Armenian: սոխակ (soxak)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սոխակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սոխակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “սոխակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “սոխակ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5
- Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “սոխակ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press