Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• տանտէր ‎(tantēr)

Noun

տանուտէր • ‎(tanutēr)

1. master of a house, head of a family
2. landlord, householder
3. patriarch, chief of a tribe or race
4. (astrology) the sign of the zodiac which houses the Sun in the current month

   տանուտէր տարւոյ‎ ― tanutēr tarwoy ― the Sun's house

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: տանուտեր ‎(tanuter), տանտեր ‎(tanter)
• Georgian: ტანუტერი ‎(ṭanuṭeri)

References

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