Armenian

Adjective

վայրագ • ‎(vayrag) ‎(superlative ամենավայրագ)

1. ferocious, fierce, wild, savage, inhuman, cruel, barbaric

Declension

Synonyms

• վայրենի ‎(vayreni)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From վայր ‎(vayr, “uninhabited place”) +‎ ագանիմ ‎(aganim, “spend the night”). The formation corresponds to Ancient Greek ἀγροῖκος ‎(agroîkos).

Adjective

վայրագ • ‎(vayrag)

1. living in wild uninhabited places
2. (by extension) ferocious, fierce, wild, savage, inhuman, cruel

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: վայրագ ‎(vayrag)

References

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