ցեց

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ցեց (cʿecʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ցեց (cʿecʿ)

  1. moth
    Synonym: մղմող (młmoł)
  2. a kind of skin disease
  3. (figuratively) something or someone who oppresses, exploits, consumes or spoils something or someone
  4. (figuratively) restless person

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, derived from Akkadian 𒌨𒈨 (/ṣāṣu/, moth) and not its more common variant form 𒌨𒈨 (/sāsu/, moth); compare Classical Syriac ܣܣܐ (sāsā, moth).

Noun

ցեց (cʿecʿ)

  1. moth
  2. (medicine) herpes

Declension

Derived terms

  • ցեցակեր (cʿecʿaker)
  • ցեցակերեալ (cʿecʿakereal)
  • ցեցամէց (cʿecʿamēcʿ)

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ցեց”, 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
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ցեց”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 317
  • Muss-Arnolt, William (1905) A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, volume II, Berlin: Reuther & Reichard, page 887b
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ցեց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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