այց

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian այց (aycʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

այց • (aycʻ)

  1. visit

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sk- or *h₂oys-sk-, respectively the zero-grade and the o-grade of *h₂eys-sk-, from *h₂eys-, whence also հայց (haycʻ).[1][2][3][4]

Noun

այց • (aycʻ) indeclinable

  1. visit
    այց առնել, յայց ելանել ― aycʻ aṙnel, yaycʻ elanel ― to visit, to go to see, to make a visit
  2. search; inspection, examination
    այց եւ խնդիր առնել, յայց եւ ի խնդիր ելանել ― aycʻ ew xndir aṙnel, yaycʻ ew i xndir elanel ― to search, to examine, to observe
  3. care (for), concern (for)
  4. revenge, vengeance

Usage notes

The word was rarely used independently and was usually found in idioms.

Derived terms

  • ամէնայցելու (amēnaycʻelu)
  • այցելականութիւն (aycʻelakanutʻiwn)
  • այցելեմ (aycʻelem)
  • այցելի (aycʻeli)
  • այցելու (aycʻelu)
  • այցելութիւն (aycʻelutʻiwn)
  • այցեմ (aycʻem)
  • այցյառնութիւն (aycʻyaṙnutʻiwn)
  • անայցելու (anaycʻelu)
  • անայցելութիւն (anaycʻelutʻiwn)
  • յայցեմ (yaycʻem)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: այց (aycʻ) (learned)

References

  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “այց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period]‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 111
  4. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ayc‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 64

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այց”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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