կոտոր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կոտոր (kotor); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

կոտոր (kotor)

  1. (rare) morsel, piece, fragment

Declension

Adjective

կոտոր (kotor) (superlative ամենակոտոր)

  1. broken

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The words կտուր (ktur) and in modern Armenian կտոր (ktor) and dialectal կոտր (kotr) are various ablaut grades of this word, together with -կտիր (-ktir) as found in հատուկտիր (hatuktir).

Noun

կոտոր (kotor)

  1. morsel, part, fragment, slice, bit, piece, lump
    կոտոր հացիkotor hacʿipiece of bread

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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