ոստ

Armenian

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian ոստ (ost).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոստ (ost)

  1. branch, bough
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See Old Armenian ոստայն (ostayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոստ (ost)

  1. (dialectal) the spun yarn collected around the spindle
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos.

Noun

ոստ (ost)

  1. branch, bough (of a tree)
    ոստք մատանց ձեռինostkʿ matancʿ jeṙinthe fingers
  2. knot, joint (on a tree, whence the branches grow)
    ոստովք վարակեալostovkʿ varakealknotty, nodous, knobby, gnarly
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ոստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ոստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 387
  • Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 80
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ոստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ոստ (ost)

  1. hill, height, hillock
Declension

References

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