շնութիւն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From շուն (šun, dog; adulterer) + -ութիւն (-utʿiwn).

Noun

շնութիւն (šnutʿiwn)

  1. canine nature
  2. adultery, fornication
    ըմբռնիլ ի շնութեանəmbṙnil i šnutʿeanto be taken in adultery
  3. (figuratively) idolatry

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), շնութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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