տափակաշուրթ

Armenian

տափակաշուրթ

Alternative forms

  • տափաշուրթ (tapʿašurtʿ)

Etymology

From տափակ (tapʿak) + -ա- (-a-) + շուրթ (šurtʿ). Calque of Russian плоскогу́бцы (ploskogúbcy, pliers).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tɑpʰɑkɑˈʃuɾtʰ]
  • Hyphenation: տա‧փա‧կա‧շուրթ

Adjective

տափակաշուրթ (tapʿakašurtʿ)

  1. having flat lips or edges
    տափակաշուրթ աքցանtapʿakašurtʿ akʿcʿanpliers

Declension

Noun

տափակաշուրթ (tapʿakašurtʿ)

  1. pliers (flat-nosed)

Usage notes

The word is very formal and colloquially Russian плоскогубцы (ploskogubcy) is used instead.

Declension

Synonyms

  • զարադին (zaradin)
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