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ցախ
ցախ
Armenian
Noun
ցախ • (cʿax)
- brushwood, dry twigs for fire; firewood
- twigs put near a silkworm, on which it starts spinning its silk cocoon
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ցախ (cʿax) | ցախեր (cʿaxer) | ||
| dative | ցախի (cʿaxi) | ցախերի (cʿaxeri) | ||
| ablative | ցախից (cʿaxicʿ) | ցախերից (cʿaxericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | ցախով (cʿaxov) | ցախերով (cʿaxerov) | ||
| locative | ցախում (cʿaxum) | ցախերում (cʿaxerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ցախը/ցախն (cʿaxə/cʿaxn) | ցախերը/ցախերն (cʿaxerə/cʿaxern) | ||
| dative | ցախին (cʿaxin) | ցախերին (cʿaxerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ցախս (cʿaxs) | ցախերս (cʿaxers) | ||
| dative | ցախիս (cʿaxis) | ցախերիս (cʿaxeris) | ||
| ablative | ցախիցս (cʿaxicʿs) | ցախերիցս (cʿaxericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | ցախովս (cʿaxovs) | ցախերովս (cʿaxerovs) | ||
| locative | ցախումս (cʿaxums) | ցախերումս (cʿaxerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ցախդ (cʿaxd) | ցախերդ (cʿaxerd) | ||
| dative | ցախիդ (cʿaxid) | ցախերիդ (cʿaxerid) | ||
| ablative | ցախիցդ (cʿaxicʿd) | ցախերիցդ (cʿaxericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | ցախովդ (cʿaxovd) | ցախերովդ (cʿaxerovd) | ||
| locative | ցախումդ (cʿaxumd) | ցախերումդ (cʿaxerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱokHo-. Cognates include Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch”), Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old Irish géc (“branch”) and Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).
Noun
ցախ • (cʿax)
- (botany) ash tree or maple tree
- branch, twig with leaves
- scrub, brush, thicket
- brushwood, dry twigs for fire, firewood
- (botany) heather
- (as an adjective, figuratively) tangled in a dense mass
- ցախ մօրուք ― cʿax mōrukʿ ― matted beard
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ցախ (cʿax) | ցախք (cʿaxkʿ) | |
| genitive | ցախի (cʿaxi) | ցախից (cʿaxicʿ) | |
| dative | ցախի (cʿaxi) | ցախից (cʿaxicʿ) | |
| accusative | ցախ (cʿax) | ցախս (cʿaxs) | |
| ablative | ցախէ (cʿaxē) | ցախից (cʿaxicʿ) | |
| instrumental | ցախիւ (cʿaxiw) | ցախիւք (cʿaxiwkʿ) | |
| locative | ցախի (cʿaxi) | ցախս (cʿaxs) |
o-type
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Descendants
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ցախ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ցախ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ցախ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 11