լիկ

See also: -լիկ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lig-, *leyg-. Cognate with Lithuanian liūgas (“puddle”), Latvian Ludza (“place name in Latvia”), Russian лужа (luža) and Albanian lëgatë (“puddle”). See also լիճ (lič).

Noun

լիկ • (lik)

  1. lake, lagoon
  2. basin
  3. wash-hand basin, wash pot, tub

Usage notes

The word is attested in only one work.

Declension
i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative լիկ (lik) լիկք (likkʿ)
genitive լիկի (liki) ? (?)
dative լիկի (liki) ? (?)
accusative լիկ (lik) լիկս (liks)
ablative լիկէ (likē) ? (?)
instrumental ? (?) ? (?)
locative լիկի (liki) լիկս (liks)
the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension
i-a-type or i-type
singular plural
nominative լիկ (lik) լիկք (likkʿ)
genitive լկի (lki) ? (?)
dative լկի (lki) ? (?)
accusative լիկ (lik) լիկս (liks)
ablative լկէ (lkē) ? (?)
instrumental ? (?) ? (?)
locative լկի (lki) լիկս (liks)
the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • լկաձև (lkajew)

References
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “լիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “լիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “լիկ”, 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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