ական

See also: -ական

Armenian

Etymology 1

Back-formation from Old Armenian յ-ական (y-akan), which was wrongly interpreted as an accusative form of nominative *ական (*akan) but which was in fact the locative case of ակն (akn, dug pit).

Pronunciation

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. sap, tunnel (trench concealing an assailant's approach to a fortified place)
  2. (military) mine (bomb put below the earth)
  3. (military) mortar shell
Declension

Etymology 2

From Russian ака́н (akán).

Pronunciation

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. Akan (language)
  2. Akan (language group)
Declension

References


Old Armenian

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. genitive singular of ակն (akn)
  2. dative singular of ակն (akn)
  3. locative singular of ակն (akn)
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