գողտր

From Old Armenian գողտր (gołtr).

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [ˈɡoχtəɾ]
• Hyphenation: ար‧ձան

գողտր • (gołtr)

1. (archaic, literary) Synonym of գողտրիկ (gołtrik)

• Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), “գողտր”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• “գողտր”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
• Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “գողտր”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys

The origin is uncertain. Ačaṙyan leaves the origin of the word open. J̌ahukyan derives from Proto-Indo-European *wol-d-ur-, from *wel- (“to turn, to wind”), with a semantic shift “flexible, supple” → “tender”; contamination with քաղցր (kʿałcʿr) is possible.

գողտր • (gołtr) indeclinable

1. mild, delicate, tender
2. loose, lax

• Armenian: գողտր (gołtr)

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գողտր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գողտր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գողտր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “գողտր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 33