ոստայն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ոստայն (ostayn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ոստայն (ostayn)

  1. (spider's) web, cobweb
  2. (archaic) weaver's loom
  3. (archaic) yarn, thread

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

From the root *ոստ (*ost) + -այն (-ayn). The root is of uncertain origin. It is unattested in old literature but survives in modern dialects as ոստ (ost, the spun yarn collected around the spindle).

Noun

ոստայն (ostayn)

  1. texture, tissue, web, weft
    ոստայն սարդիostayn sardicob-web, spider's web
    խզել զոստայն կենացxzel zostayn kenacʿto cut the thread of life

Declension

Derived terms

  • միոստայնի (miostayni)
  • ոստայնագործ (ostaynagorc)
  • ոստայնագործեմ (ostaynagorcem)
  • ոստայնանգութիւն (ostaynangutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ոստայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ոստայն”, 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
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