ներթակն

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Martirosyan probably from ներ (ner, “husband’s brother’s wife”) +‎ թակն (tʿakn, “mouse”).

Noun

ներթակն • (nertʿakn)

  1. rat

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ներթակն”, 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
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “nert‘akn”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 503
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