աստուածաշունչ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From աստուած (astuac, “God”) + -ա- (-a-) + շնչեմ (šnčʿem, “to breathe”). Modeled on Ancient Greek θεό-πνευστος (theó-pneustos, “inspired of God”).
Adjective
աստուածաշունչ • (astuacašunčʿ)
Declension
unknown type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | աստուածաշունչ (astuacašunčʿ) | աստուածաշունչք (astuacašunčʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| dative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | աստուածաշունչ (astuacašunčʿ) | աստուածաշունչս (astuacašunčʿs) | |
| ablative | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | ? (?) | աստուածաշունչս (astuacašunčʿs) | |
| the oblique cases are not attested | |||
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | աստուածաշունչ (astuacašunčʿ) | աստուածաշունչք (astuacašunčʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | աստուածաշնչի (astuacašnčʿi) | ? (?) | |
| dative | աստուածաշնչի (astuacašnčʿi) | ? (?) | |
| accusative | աստուածաշունչ (astuacašunčʿ) | աստուածաշունչս (astuacašunčʿs) | |
| ablative | աստուածաշնչէ (astuacašnčʿē) | ? (?) | |
| instrumental | ? (?) | ? (?) | |
| locative | աստուածաշնչի (astuacašnčʿi) | աստուածաշունչս (astuacašunčʿs) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Descendants
- Armenian: աստվածաշունչ (astvacašunčʿ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “աստուածաշունչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837), “աստուածաշունչ”, in Baṙgirkʿ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “աստուածաշունչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Xudabašeancʿ, Ałekʿsandr (1838), “աստուածաշունչ”, in Baṙaran ’i haykakan lezuē ’i ṙusacʿ barbaṙ [Dictionary from the Armenian Language into the Russian Tongue], volume I, Moscow: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
- Łazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000), “աստուածաշունչ”, in Tʿosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 194a
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