Մեծամօր

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From մեծ (mec) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ մօր (mōr), literally “Great Marsh”.

Proper noun

Մեծամօր • (Mecamōr)

  1. Metsamor (river)

Declension
i-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Մեծամօր (Mecamōr)
genitive Մեծամօրի (Mecamōri)
dative Մեծամօրի (Mecamōri)
accusative Մեծամօր (Mecamōr)
ablative Մեծամօրէ (Mecamōrē)
instrumental Մեծամօրիւ (Mecamōriw)
locative Մեծամօրի (Mecamōri)
a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Մեծամօր (Mecamōr)
genitive Մեծամօրայ (Mecamōray)
dative Մեծամօրայ (Mecamōray)
accusative Մեծամօր (Mecamōr)
ablative Մեծամօրայ (Mecamōray)
instrumental Մեծամօրաւ (Mecamōraw)
locative Մեծամօր (Mecamōr)

Descendants

References
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2009), “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies‎, volume 4, issue 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180
  • Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (1749–1769), “Մեծամօր”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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