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ապաթարց

ապաթարց

Armenian

Noun

ապաթարց (apatʿarcʿ)

  1. (grammar) apostrophe

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • այբաթարց (aybatʿarcʿ)

Etymology

Calque from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, accent of elision), from ἀπό (apó, away) + στρέφω (stréphō, to turn), which was translated as *ապադարձ (*apadarj), from ապա- (apa-, away; negative prefix) + դարձ (darj, turn), but written as ապաթարց (apatʿarcʿ) because of the dialectal pronunciation adopted by the Hellenophile school. See բդեդ (bded) for more examples of such a pronunciation.

Noun

ապաթարց (apatʿarcʿ)

  1. (grammar) apostrophe
  2. reverse side

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ապաթարց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ապաթարց”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (1749–1769), ապաթարց”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ապաթարց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935